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Cody Walker was sin-binned for kicking at Jack Cogger.Nine<\/p>\nNormally, Cody Walker showcases his kicking skills on the last tackle. Or at least when he has possession of the football.<\/p>\n
Cody Walker was sin-binned for kicking at Jack Cogger.Nine<\/p>\n
But in the most bizarre on-field incident of the season, the South Sydney playmaker unleashed his lethal left boot not on the Steeden, but Penrith half Jack Cogger.<\/p>\n
Walker, mercifully, missed his target. But it was a costly airswing nonetheless after being roughed up in the play-the-ball.<\/p>\n
Just a few seconds later, the ball was expertly spread across the Rabbitohs backline, resulting in a put-down by winger Dayne Jennings. The celebrations were short-lived.<\/p>\n
The bunker picked up Walker\u2019s infringement, the try was disallowed and Walker was sent to the sin bin. Had he connected, it would have been the end of his night.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust wasn\u2019t good enough,\u201d Walker said afterwards.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a senior player I\u2019ve got to be better in those moments and not let aggression get the better of me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI let my teammates down and I\u2019m really sorry about that. I spoke to Jack after the game and apologised to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy emotions got the better of me and it\u2019s not good enough. It\u2019s just not on.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo the boys\u2019 credit, they worked extremely hard during that period. I let the team down massively.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the first time a player has been pinged for the offence since Melbourne\u2019s Cameron Munster was binned for kicking Rooster Joey Manu in the 2018 grand final.<\/p>\n
The stage wasn\u2019t as grand and the stakes weren\u2019t as high at CommBank Stadium. This was an encounter between two understrength contenders, both affected by injury and State of Origin commitments. The outcome \u2013 a 36-14 win to the Panthers \u2013 is unlikely to have any residual effect should they clash again in a more meaningful fixture.<\/p>\n
Walker has been a combustible character throughout his brilliant career. He is quick to get under the skin of his opponents, but easily baited as well. The veteran was targeted not only by the Panthers but also their fans, who booed him when he returned to the field.<\/p>\n
This brain explosion cost his team a try and they conceded another while he was missing. Opposition teams will take note.<\/p>\n
It was a telling moment in a wildly entertaining encounter. Dylan Edwards \u2013 who displayed a right-foot step, a left-foot step and a fend, all in the one spectacular solo sequence \u2013 was the best on ground.<\/p>\n
Panthers teammate Tom Jenkins scored the best try of the year. Not only did \u201cMilky\u201d defuse an attacking bomb, he managed to plant the ball down with his left hand while palming off Jack Wighton with his left. There was more luck than skill in his second, with officials unable to spot either an obstruction, knock-on or double movement. A third has him on the cusp of an all-time season record that has stood for 91 years.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t all bad news for Souths. They produced periods of sparkling football, and unearthed a wonderful prospect in Jennings. The teenaged winger scored a try, had one disallowed \u2013 courtesy of Walker \u2013 and saved one in an eye-catching performance.<\/p>\n
The result snapped a two-game losing streak for the Panthers, who consolidated top spot on the ladder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Normally, Cody Walker showcases his kicking skills on the last tackle. Or at least when he has possession…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":777224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-777223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}