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The Roosters have named Sam Walker to start at halfback after he came off the bench against St George Illawarra on Sunday, while Egan Butcher will start his first game in his first derby.
Butcher’s father Blake played 23 games for Souths in the early 1990s, and despite the 113-year hatred between the two foundation clubs, finds it easy supporting the Chooks, given his other son Nat also plays for Trent Robinson’s side.
“I’m 100 per cent behind the Roosters,” Blake said. “I’ve got no loyalty to Souths. I’m 100 per cent behind my boys. They were both Souths juniors, but they decided to go to the Roosters, and I couldn’t be happier.
“To be honest, I can’t fault what the Roosters have done for my boys, just with their professionalism and the people they have around them. My second-last game I ever played we got away with a win against the Roosters at the SCG.”
While Nat was more established and serious, Blake said Egan, just 11 games into his NRL career, was “a bit more of a character” and “unfortunately a bit like Victor Radley off the field ... Victor is a champion bloke, we love Victor, and Egan is a bit more like him than Nat.”
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/coo...H0EpM14zdtnn6Y
The Roosters have named Sam Walker to start at halfback after he came off the bench against St George Illawarra on Sunday, while Egan Butcher will start his first game in his first derby.
Butcher’s father Blake played 23 games for Souths in the early 1990s, and despite the 113-year hatred between the two foundation clubs, finds it easy supporting the Chooks, given his other son Nat also plays for Trent Robinson’s side.
“I’m 100 per cent behind the Roosters,” Blake said. “I’ve got no loyalty to Souths. I’m 100 per cent behind my boys. They were both Souths juniors, but they decided to go to the Roosters, and I couldn’t be happier.
“To be honest, I can’t fault what the Roosters have done for my boys, just with their professionalism and the people they have around them. My second-last game I ever played we got away with a win against the Roosters at the SCG.”
While Nat was more established and serious, Blake said Egan, just 11 games into his NRL career, was “a bit more of a character” and “unfortunately a bit like Victor Radley off the field ... Victor is a champion bloke, we love Victor, and Egan is a bit more like him than Nat.”
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