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NRL Round 26: The Sharks' Rest-or-Form Dilemma, Cody Walker Decoded, Sam Walker's Silver Lining

NRL Round 26: The Sharks' Rest-or-Form Dilemma, Cody Walker Decoded, Sam Walker's Silver Lining31 Aug38 min

<p>Fitzgibbon said his side is uptight. That&#39;s an unusual thing for a coach to say out loud a week out from a final — and it raises a question we spent most of this episode on: what can a coach actually <em>do</em> about it in seven days? Simplify the game plan, shorten the shift, change the kicking pattern — or is &quot;uptight&quot; just the word we reach for after a side gets beaten?</p><p>Plus Blake on what makes Cody Walker different from every other five-eighth in the game, and why Sam Walker&#39;s injury might quietly help the Roosters.</p>