Slater's switch to take Walker 'out of his comfort zone'
League great Billy Slater believes Cody Walker needs to be taken “out of his comfort zone” to change the fortunes of a looming disaster at South Sydney.
The Rabbitohs sit last on the ladder with speculation rife about Jason Demetriou’s future.
Lachlan Ilias was dropped as halfback after round two and is now out of contention after breaking his leg in NSW Cup.
His replacement, Dean Hawkins, has failed to improve the Bunnies as coach Demetriou continues to look for answers to rescue his job and the season.
At the weekend, Slater flagged a need to “shake up” the Rabbitohs and doubled down on his view that new recruit Jack Wighton needs to be partnered with Walker in the halves.
“When your team’s not performing, the players are under pressure, the coach’s under pressure and I just think it’s a great opportunity to reset and make some changes,” he said on Nine’s The Billy Slater podcast.
“They don’t have to be dropped changes. I think Jack Wighton needs to come a little bit closer to the football, he’s a wholehearted player and that’s exactly what they need at the moment.
“I would play Jack Wighton on the left-hand side of the field in the halves and I would move Cody Walker over to the other side and get him out of his comfort zone and just play a different style of game.”
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