May 13th, 2019

May 13th, 2019

Dylan Walker has been cleared of assault charges and will be back on the field soon - but the mail is he won’t be at Manly next year.

Walker hasn’t been a success on or off the field since joining Manly from Souths on a massive contract at the start of 2016.

While he is now free to play again, the club isn’t happy with his attitude and despite being an Origin and Test player, he has yet to be offered a contract for 2020.

Manly will put his money to good use, throwing it into the kitty to bring local junior Clint Gutherson home.

Gutherson has been one of the form players of the opening rounds of the premiership.

His price tag will be around $800,000 per season, but his ability to play just about any position in the backline and clean-cut image makes him worth the cash.

Dylan Walker (L) is unlikely to be at Manly in 2020. (Getty)

MANLY'S INSIDE RUNNING ON GUTHO

Manly has two aces up their sleeve in the race to sign Parramatta star Clint Gutherson: the Trbojevic brothers.

Gutherson is best mates with Jake and Tom Trbojevic, with the three having played their junior football together for Mona Vale in the Manly district.

Word is the pair have been spending plenty of time convincing Gutherson his future lies back at Manly.

I’m also hearing that Manly have brought in some heavy hitters to get the deal done.

Gutherson is happy at the Eels but they are proving tough in negotiations … and there’s no place like home.

Eels captain Clint Gutherson. (AAP)

WHY SCOTT AND COOPER CLASHED

The football world is abuzz with the stoush between out-of-sorts Storm centre Curtis Scott and rugby union star Quade Cooper.

The pair had to be pulled apart by teammates after an angry confrontation in the car park of a training facility used by both the Storm and Melbourne Rebels.

What was the altercation over? A woman, which is hardly a surprise given all the testosterone on show.

The good news for Scott is that he now appears to be back on track to produce his best, having been given an opportunity by coach Craig Bellamy last weekend after two weeks in the Queensland Cup and playing strongly against the Eels.

Quade Cooper and Curtis Scott. (AAP)

FITTLER JR. A TWO-CODE THREAT

Brad Fittler’s son Zach has defected to rugby union - in a way.

The boom youngster, who is already turning heads at just 13, is playing league on Saturdays and now taken up union on Sundays.

A member of the NSW Combined Independent Schools league team last year, Zach has a dilemma choosing which code to play if last weekend is any indication.

The tall utility scored four tries playing league for Mona Vale on Saturday - and then backed it up with another four in union 24 hours later!