Leaving the field against the Broncos in Round 9 with an MCL (medial cruciate ligament) injury, Crichton was expected to miss a handful of games but bounced back immediately for last week\u2019s win against the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt was a bit of a scare, I just had a little bit of a stretch in that MCL and a bit of bone bruising,\u201d Crichton told AAP<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI had to get off it for a couple of days but the physios were really good. <\/p>\n \u201dIt\u2019s pretty much sweet. It\u2019s a little bit sore but it\u2019s nothing new. At this time of year, you\u2019ve always got niggles everywhere.\u201c<\/p>\n The most recent player to win the Wally Lewis Medal, he admits that he will look to have a starring performance this weekend in Magic Round to impress coach Laurie Daley one more time.<\/p>\n \u201c(But) they still haven\u2019t picked the team yet. I\u2019ve still got to keep grinding and making sure that I\u2019m stacking together as many good games as I can,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n \u201cYour jersey is always earned, it\u2019s never yours.\u201d<\/p>\n Angus Crichton and Sam Walker.Source: News Corp Australia<\/p>\n JOEY JOHNS NAMES HIS QLD NO.7<\/p>\n State of Origin legend Andrew \u2018Joey\u2019 Johns has named who should wear the famed No.7 jersey for the Queensland Maroons as multiple candidates remain in contention.<\/p>\n In his weekly column for The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>, Johns stated that it\u2019s time for QLD coach Billy Slater to hand the halfback role to Sam Walker, who was \u201cborn for the Origin stage\u201d.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, he responded to rumours of Kalyn Ponga potentially slotting into the halves with Cameron Munster as \u201cabsolutely laughable\u201d.<\/p>\n Drawing comparison to Allan Langer, Walker has been around the Maroons set-up for a number of years and would have no trouble competing in the representative arena.<\/p>\n \u201cI really like Sammy. He\u2019s a great character, he\u2019s plenty of fun, and he\u2019s a typical halfback: cheeky, extroverted, and life of the party,\u201d Johns wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I can\u2019t wish him luck if he gets the nod for Queensland against my NSW Blues.<\/p>\n Other options include Ben Hunt, Daly Cherry-Evans, Jake Clifford and Tanah Boyd.<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/p>\n Six words that sparked \u2018alarm bells\u2019… and nine stars who could go: Roster State of play<\/a><\/p>\n