Walker to boost Eagles

INJURY-HIT Manly are set to receive a timely boost from Dylan Walker, who’s expected to return from a broken leg for the clash with Gold Coast.

The Sea Eagles are counting the cost of Saturday’s win over Canberra after they lost Curtis Sironen and Kelepi Tanginoa to season-ending knee injuries and Tom Trbojevic for up to two weeks due to a sprained ankle.

Trbojevic’s injury comes a week after winger Jorge Taufua was ruled out for eight weeks with a shoulder injury, leaving the Sea Eagles’ backline stocks severely depleted.

However, they appear to have found a saviour in Walker, who underwent numerous surgeries on his ankle and shoulder following a serious leg injury in last September’s Prime Minister’s XIII clash with Papua New Guinea.

Walker wasn’t expected back until Round 6 despite training but it’s understood he’s now likely to be named in the centres next Sunday.