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“For the most part, people don’t care about rugby league (in) the majority of the population around the world.
“What Peter mainly, with the support of a lot of people around him have said is, ‘No, no, we’re going to make sure that those people start hearing the name rugby league, they’re gonna start thinking about it.
“They’re going to start seeing it in their own backyard and we’re going to dare to make this game bigger.
“That’s the sense of coming here. It makes us really proud of being rugby league people. We’re proud of our game. This isn’t a marketing exercise about something where we want to grow something, a brand.
“We think what they do on that pitch is amazing. We think that when they see what we do out there, that it’s really, really special. People can watch it and say ‘No, no, I love that sport. I love what they do.’
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“We’re at the extreme end of team sports and we’re ready to export that. Tip of the cap to those guys.”
Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou said Walker’s inclusion was a boost for the side.
“He’s a world-class player,” Demetriou said. “Really happy that he was able to get the training done in San Diego. That was important for his prep, to be able to have a full week of training going into round one. It’s got him in a good headspace and the team will benefit from that for sure.”
Adrian Proszenko’s trip to Las Vegas was funded by the NRL.
