Cody Walker (rugby league)

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Cody Walker
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Walker playing for the North Sydney Bears in 2015.
Personal information
Born (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 (age 34)
Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Halfback, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– South Sydney 7 3 2 0 16
As of 19 May 2016
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Cody Walker (born 10 January 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at five-eighth and halfback, but can also fill in at fullback.

Background

Born in Nowra, New South Wales, Walker moved to Casino, New South Wales at a young age[2] and is of Indigenous Australian descent.[3] He attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School[4] and played his junior rugby league for the Casino Cougars, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans on a 4-year contract.[2]

Walker is the younger brother of former Penrith Panthers player Ryan Walker[2] and cousin of Gold Coast Titans player Shannon Walker.[5]

Playing career

Early career

In 2009 and 2010, Walker played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.[6] In 2011, he followed his brother Ryan to the Penrith Panthers and played for their New South Wales Cup team, Windsor Wolves.[2] In 2012, he joined the Eastern Suburbs Tigers in the Queensland Cup.[7] After impressing in the 2012 season, he was invited to train with the Melbourne Storm in the 2013 NRL pre-season,[8] before returning to the Tigers for the 2013 season. On 17 July 2013, he played for the Queensland Residents against the New South Wales Residents.[9] At the conclusion of the 2013 season, he won the Queensland Cup's Best and Fairest award as well as topping the competition for points scored.[5] In September 2013, he signed a 1-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2014.[10] On 17 June 2014, he signed a 2-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2015.[11]

2016

In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Walker made his NRL debut for the Rabbitohs against the Sydney Roosters.[12][13] On 1 June, he re-signed with the Rabbitohs on a 2-year contract.[14]

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External links

  1. http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/team/player-profiles.html