Winners and losers: Champion’s setback gives Walker chance to upstage Cleary
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-06-29 11:14 UTC+10:00
Section: Sport / NRL
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Sport, Australia, Elections
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Snippet:
A delay in Tom Dearden’s recovery from a syndesmosis injury has ensured Sam Walker will see out his maiden State of Origin campaign, and give him the chance to do what NSW counterpart Nathan Cleary has thus far failed to achieve.
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