Talented youngsters Sam Walker and Blaize Talagi played starring roles in a pair of high-scoring matches.
The genius of halfback Sam Walker has kept Sydney Roosters’ top-four quest on track and put the Dolphins’ semi-final hopes in jeopardy in a free-flowing clash in Perth on Friday night.Sam Walker and James Tedesco celebrate a try.Walker had a personal haul of 24 points, which included eight goals from as many attempts. He was also on hand to save two tries with his defensive resolve.
With the defeat, the Dolphins remain eighth on 24 points but are ahead of Canberra and St George Illawarra on for-and-against after a seventh loss in nine games. Incredibly, Walker did it again minutes later. He bamboozled Dolphins forward Felise Kaufusi, running around in a circle before dinking the ball over fullback Tabuai-Fidow and scoring.Wantaway Parramatta teenage star Blaize Talagi has shown Eels fans what they’ll be missing next year, starring in a surprise 30-20 defeat of the Warriors in Auckland.
The 12th-placed Warriors remain three points adrift of the top eight, with their finals rivals still to play.
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