I've said it before, I'd be very surprised if the Kea is the successful south island bid. It is much more likely in my opinion that Frank Endacotts group get the nod if any. The Kea seem to lack any real substance other than the shoddy marketing imagery, whereas the 'South Island NRL Bid' is...
My feeling is that the whole punch a kid in the face in the nightclub toilets thing didn't sit well with Webby. I can only assume that Curren would have been pretty distracted by the court case etc for a good chunk of last season and I don't blame Webby if that was a factor in his selection...
The rumor started when Jazz mentioned on a podcast that Walker was a single man now and his ex and kids had gone back to Aus. The forum then speculated that he might want to follow them back as well, which was then picked up by the Mole as Walker wants an early release on compassionate grounds...
I really want Sio Kali to do well, unfortunately it seems he can't play more than 5 minutes without getting injured! Raphael Sio is another outside back worth keeping an eye on.