He’s been dropped from New South Wales’ State of Origin side, and now Dylan Walker’s NRL season has just got even worse, with the Manly centre out of pocket and out of rugby league for a month after inflicting an injury on himself by hitting a door.
The Sea Eagles released a statement on Monday morning, saying the injury occurred when Walker and his partner were coming home partner from a night out with a number of teammates on Saturday. All players at the club were given the weekend off to enjoy the bye.
According to the statement, Walker lashed out at his front door “with frustration and stupidity” after being unable to open it.
Manly has now issued Walker with a breach notice and fined him $10,000 for his actions.
Walker and his partner immediately drove to St Vincent’s hospital, where his hand was x-rayed. He will undergo further scans on Monday to determine the full extent of the injury.
The incident has been reported to the NRL’s Integrity Unit.
Full statement from the Manly Sea Eagles:
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles have today issued centre Dylan Walker with a breach notice and fined him $10,000 following an incident on Saturday night.
Walker damaged his right hand in the incident at his apartment and will subsequently miss up to a month of football.
Walker and his partner met with Sea Eagles officials early this morning.
They admitted Walker struck out with frustration and stupidity when he had trouble opening the wooden front door to his apartment.
He and his partner immediately drove to the casualty department of St Vincents Hospital for x-rays and treatment.
Walker had been out with several team mates in Manly up until around 10pm on Saturday night, with the players having the weekend off as a result of the bye.
Walker will have further scans on his right hand today.
The Club has advised the NRL Integrity Unit of the incident and will make no further comment on the matter.
jamesb
Guest
I hope the door is alright.
chook
Guest
He puts the Dill in Dylan
Tom G
Guest
He is getting off very lightly with the fine... What a dunce!!
Josh
Guest
A man walks into a door
Squidward
Roar Rookie
Correct. $10k is probably only a small portion of the amount he's getting paid to not do his job for 4wks
Doc79
Roar Rookie
He's no Chuck Norris or Bruce Lee. Tip Manly to win a few games now. ?
Mick Gold Coast QLD
Roar Guru
I am disturbed - deeply disturbed - about the incidence of unprovoked violence perpetrated on the humble door in all the football codes. They get a bad deal right from the jump - getting hurt when they hit some discarded star on the backside on his way out, and again when they are slammed in the face of other discarded stars doing the rounds of the clubs with their begging bowl. They have to put up with people using their hard knuckles knocking on them all the while. And what do the wallopers do when they're out looking for the the local pickpocket / ram raider / drug dealer? The very first thing they think of is to bash his door down with a heavy metal door-basher-downer. Hapless doors get attacked if the referee allegedly gets it wrong; and smashed to smithereens by the coach when the scrum half throws a dud pass, the first five knocks the ball on, the second five picks it up in an offside position and the centre gets yellow carded for moving around while the opposition is taking the penalty shot. When the star player gets the news that he's been dropped to thirds his first instinct is to put his fist through the nearest door; and, now we hear, when the key and the keyhole won't cooperate after a ten hour shift on the lunatic soup it's the door that cops it. For some unknown reason I am reminded of a fragment from a joke from long ago about the Western movies:
Jeff Cook
Guest
Hi Silvertail Looks like that Thai clinic could do with another silly young man.Just chill Dylan!
Dingo McNumbat
Roar Rookie
Had the door been twisting his knee in the tackle?
Alex L
Roar Rookie
*fistbump*
Dingo McNumbat
Roar Rookie
Hello, fellow Zero Punctuation fan.
armchair expert
Guest
Was it his front door or the door about to hit his A$re on his exit from the Blues? But seriously, he thought he would punch through a solid timber door?
nrl_forever
Guest
Nah, I'm not even going to mention what a rocket surgeon this guy must be. I won't! And there is NO problem with aggression in the NRL...NONE!
Mac
Guest
Sounds about as smart as those dumb penalties he was giving away whilst playing for the Blues...
silvertail1982
Guest
Before anyone whinges about him being fined for punching his own door or bagging the NRL remember Manly fined him and fair enough - he is paid to train and play and due to his own stupidity he is now unable to do this for 4 weeks.
Bulldog
Guest
Ahh the old "I walked into a door" routine
Dean - Surry Hills
Guest
Did Des rip the door off the hinges for him first?
Alex L
Roar Rookie
Dylan Walker sure seems like a highly intelligent man. Now I'm off to go pony trekking with Jimi Hendrix under the sea.