A Bronco with strong bloodline
The Roosters and Bulldogs lead the race in the hunt for the hottest halfback prospect in years - Queensland sensation Sam Walker.
Half a dozen clubs are chasing Walker, who is still only 16, throwing offers of around $200,000 a year at him - big money for an untried kid.
But the son of former Manly, Souths and Broncos utility Ben Walker is believed to have narrowed the field down to two - the Bulldogs and Roosters.
The Bulldogs are offering the biggest pay cheque - but the Roosters have power and influence and see the teenager as the long-term successor to Cooper Cronk at number seven.
Walker is contracted to the Broncos this year but will move on following the club's decision to show faith in another teenager, Tom Deardon.