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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n He might be turning 37 at the start of next year, but Cody Walker looks more than capable of playing another season in the NRL with South Sydney.<\/p>\n Walker bagged a double and helped inspire Souths to a 32-12 win over Parramatta on Thursday<\/a> night, which also ruined Mitchell Moses\u2019 250th milestone.<\/p>\n Moses remains in the box seat to retain the NSW jersey for Origin III, but will no doubt feel a little uneasy about his starting spot should Ethan Strange come out and have a blinder for Canberra on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n Walker does not have a deal for next year, but has not missed a game for the Bunnies, and is kicking and leading the team as well as ever.<\/p>\n To prove Walker is still at the top of his game, there is no other five-eighth at the club that looks like pinching his No. 6 jersey any time soon.<\/p>\n Related Article If the Broncos had enough faith in this week backing Ben Hunt, also 36, to play on, Walker is more than a safe bet for Souths.<\/p>\n \u201cI think he\u2019d like to play on if he could, and we\u2019d like him to play on if he can \u2013 right now, it\u2019s looking good for him,\u201d Souths coach Wayne Bennett said about Walker.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got things you can\u2019t coach, he\u2019s a great competitor. Let\u2019s get through this year, then we can make better decisions when we look at what we\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n Walker waited until the end of last season to ink a one-year extension, and looks on track to do the same thing again this year.<\/p>\n He is earning around $400,000 this year, and will command similar money if he pushes on to what would be a 12th season in the top flight.<\/p>\n For Souths, they would love him to continue and help mentor young playmakers Taj Alvarez and Matt Humphries, who are still 18 months to two years away from being ready for the NRL.<\/p>\n There have been whispers North Queensland\u2019s Tom Dearden is bound for Heffron Park, especially after his pregnant partner liked an Instagram post linking him to the club, but that will simply not happen.<\/p>\n Related Article Walker said he was genuinely undecided about his playing future, and the only thing he was confident about was one day playing a game of country football with his sons, including Kian, who turns 15 at the end of the year.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I can [play on], and for me, I\u2019m enjoying my footy again,\u201d Walker said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had a few lean years with injuries \u2013 two years ago I was running on one leg with my knee, and last year was really disappointing with all the soft-tissue injuries when I played 11 games.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m in no real rush. I\u2019ve loved the game since I was three or four years old, and I\u2019ll continue to love it \u2013 you\u2019ll have to get me out of the game in a wheelchair because I\u2019ll continue playing the game in some form.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to put an end date on it. I\u2019m enjoying being out there at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Related Article Souths march on to next Friday where they could meet Penrith without Isaah Yeo, Nathan Cleary, Brian To\u2019o and Liam Martin because of Origin duty. Souths will be missing Murray, who copped a decent knock to the ribs late in the game against Parramatta, but was fine.<\/p>\n Who knows if Moses\u2019 name will be read out by NSW coach Laurie Daley late Sunday, but to drop him on one performance would be tough.<\/p>\n He had plenty of teammates who were worse, none more so than Kelma Tuilagi, who had a howler in attack and defence on Moses\u2019 right edge.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t have the vocabulary to articulate how I actually feel; disappointing is one way to put it,\u201d said Jason Ryles, who destroyed a walkie-talkie in anger when he pegged it against a desk in the coaches\u2019 box early in the game.<\/p>\n News, results and expert analysis from the weekend of sport sent every Monday. Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Tallis](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782418513_746_1091eefb16bb85f1a63f364022364168414ecda8.jpeg\")
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