"It was pretty crazy … I was pretty good all week and sort of as we were about to run out there I got a little bit more nervous than I anticipated," he said.<\/p>\n
"Once I got that first touch of the footy and that first tackle out of the way I felt really comfortable. I was just trying to do my role and play my part for the team.<\/p>\n
"The combination on my side made me feel really comfortable. We all sort of knew our roles, and they all executed – it made my job easy, and having Teddy out the back, the best player in the world, to link up with, was unreal."<\/p>\n
Walker's father Ben was in the stands at the SCG, as well as uncle Shane and other family members.<\/p>\n
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"As soon as I got the call-up they all booked their flights – it was amazing to have that support network there and it made things a lot easier. I had no idea where they were, I tried to look for them after the game."<\/p>\n
Robinson praised Walker's calmness on debut<\/a>.<\/p>\n "That's the bit I really enjoyed that he played that way tonight, rather than trying to put everything into one game. He said.<\/p>\n "There's a lot of footy in the kid … we are just getting started."<\/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> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"