Cody cops a lesson

CODY Walker remembers asking Adam Reynolds what State of Origin was like after his debut for NSW in 2016.

Three years on and the South Sydney halves duo are a serious chance of joining hooker teammate Damien Cook in the Blues side for Origin I to be announced on Sunday.

A relatively late bloomer, 29-year-old Walker candidly admits he can’t be sure, but he feels he’s ready for the step up into the Origin cauldron.

“I remember Reyno when he played a couple of years ago. I asked him what’s it like and he goes, ‘It’s way faster than an NRL game’,” said Walker yesterday.

“It was my first year in the NRL and I was thinking how the hell can it be faster than an NRL game, because I’d never been at that sort of level. To answer your question, I don’t know. I do have confidence in the way I play that I feel like I’m ready, but I never really know unless I’m there.”

The Northern Rivers product has played 81 NRL games.