As they make their first finals appearances in five years, the Warriors are not prepared to take a risk on playing injured Dally M Medal favourite Shaun Johnson against the Panthers.
abc.net.au/news/nrl-warriors-penrith-panthers-shaun-johnson-injury/102830370Andrew Webster may be forced to redeploy Dylan Walker in the halves after the Warriors lost star playmaker Shaun Johnson to injury ahead of the club's first NRL finals match since 2018.
The 32-year-old is the runaway favourite for the Dally M Medal and has been in scintillating form during the Warriors' revival under Webster. "We've got players who can step in. We've done it all year, we've filled a role and that's why we're here," Johnson said after the Warriors touched down in Sydney on Thursday.Webster will now likely move Walker from the bench to partner five-eighth Te Maire Martin.
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