Billy Walters:
"It’s always good to have competition for the No.9 jersey. We all know that no one has got their hands on it yet. That’s up for anyone to work hard, train hard and play well in the trials. Even if you do get it in round 1, it’s not a guaranteed thing that you’ll keep your spot. I know I’ll be trying my best to get it and I know I’ve got a lot of people trying to get the same position.”
“I need to be more of a threat out of nine. You look at the best nines in the game like Harry Grant, Damien Cook and Api Koroisau, they all run and they’ve got deception around the ruck. If I can start doing that a bit more and work on my combinations with the forwards then I’ll be better. I didn’t get to do a pre-season with them last year because I did the whole pre-season in the halves."
“That’s a big asset this year because I get to work on combinations with them and hopefully learn how they like to play, and they can learn how I like to play.”
“Matt Ballin's got a lot of experience in that role. He’s won comps and he’s played Origin, so he knows how to play that role well. He’s been helping us a lot and helping us with that deception around the ruck. He’s a big asset.”
“I think Mozer's just got to play a little bit more Cup. I think he only played a couple of games last year and it’s a big step going from 18s to even Cup and then to NRL. The more he gets to tackle grown men, and the more he gets used to it and his body starts to handle it, he’ll probably be there at some point this year.”