Walker, a centre\/five-eighth who never played fullback as a junior, said that he copped a cork during the game. He wants another shot at No.1 when the Sea Eagles face the Warriors on Friday in Gosford.<\/p>\n
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"I think I'll be there [at fullback] again, unless Dessie has other plans," Walker said, per The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n "When you leak 40 points you can't blame it on the one person. But I always seem to be the scapegoat.<\/p>\n "Over the years with how things have panned out on and off the field, my name is a good one to throw up.<\/p>\n "And now being out of position … if we're 2-2 right now, people would be like, 'He's not a bad fullback', but because we've been beaten by 40 every week, people are like, 'He's the problem'.<\/p>\n "I won't sit here and play the violin about myself. I know what we have to do as a team."<\/p>\n Walker said that he was "optimistic" about getting a new contract for next season and beyond, and hoped to remain at Manly.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"