SportNine.com.auTeams: Roosters coach’s huge call as Walker return confirmed
Sam Walker has been named to start for the Roosters in Friday's NRL preliminary final despite only recently having ankle surgery.
Nathan Cleary and Sam Walker are under huge injury clouds ahead of this weekend’s NRL grand final qualifiers. Nine.com.au has all the team news.
The NRL is down to four teams, with the Dolphins facing the Roosters and the Panthers taking on the Knights this weekend.
Sam Walker returns at halfback just a month after syndesmosis surgery, while Nathan Cleary is also under an injury cloud for Penrith.
Both matches are preliminary finals, with the winners going through to the grand final, so every injury call matters enormously.
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