Young gun touted as Broncos' Reynolds heir

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League large Wally Lewis believes Roosters prima Sam Walker could perchance beryllium the semipermanent reply astatine halfback for the abruptly cashed-up Brisbane Broncos.

Kevin Walters' broadside is flush with wage headdress abstraction with the impending departures of Herbie Farnworth and Thomas Flegler to the Dolphins from adjacent season, and are believed to beryllium successful the hunt for an eventual successor to skipper Adam Reynolds.

The Broncos were besides concisely linked with David Fifita earlier the Titans prima signed a declaration hold to stay successful the Gold Coast for different 3 years.

Walker, 20, was a Broncos inferior earlier helium signed with the Roosters successful 2019 and has blossomed into 1 of the NRL's champion young halfbacks, scoring 15 tries successful 47 appearances for the Tricolours.

After league large Andrew Johns past week urged the Broncos to hunt acold and wide for the champion young halfbacks successful the game, Lewis suggested they spell aft Walker.

"I deliberation he's 1 of those guys who conscionable keeps getting amended each year," he told Wide World of Sports' QLDER.

"He's not a feline that demands the shot each time, helium astir apt volition the much experienced helium becomes.

"I'd beryllium precise amazed if successful clip helium doesn't commencement heading backmost to Brisbane."

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Broncos fable and existent manager Darren Lockyer made nary concealed of the information that the filling the halfback presumption was one of the club's priorities moving forward.

"To triumph premierships you've got to person a bully No.7," helium told QLDER.

"I deliberation they're truthful captious to your performance. You lone person to look astatine the past 2 premiership winners (with) Nathan Cleary.

"Adam Reynolds has made a immense quality to the Broncos due to the fact that helium tin power a crippled with his kicking and his mindset.

"They're scarce and I deliberation uncovering a replacement for Adam Reynolds is decidedly connected the radar."

Walker was calved successful the UK erstwhile his Australian father, Ben Walker, played for the Leeds Rhinos successful the Super League.

The Walker household relocated backmost to Australia successful 2003 and settled successful Ipswich, wherever helium was raised.

Walker precocious signed a two-year declaration hold to stay astatine the Roosters until the extremity of the 2025 season.

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