Warriors to lose hooker Karl Lawton for most of the NRL season after Achilles injury
Getty Images The Warriors will be relying heavily on Wayde Egan next season. Lawton’s injury leaves Wade Egan as the only specialist hooker at the Warriors with significant first grade experience, leaving new coach Nathan Brown – an ex-NRL hooker himself – in a quandary as who to use as back-up in the dummy half role. His options have narrowed after the Warriors released Nathaniel Roache, who has since joined the Eels. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Karl Lawton of the Warriors charges forward against the Penrith Panthers in 2020. Kodi Nikorima, a specialist halfback, and Jazz Tevaga,...
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