PLAYER Reece Walsh

[JayPee]

True, but Sloan is for sure the worse. But Reece is still in D/F tier for defense.

I think it is more positioning for him sometimes then technique. He looks mentally not there tbh.

 

[Bucking Beads]

We just need to show patience and put the right guys around Walsh. We really need a 9 or 7 that will calm him down as we move forward. He play on pure instinct but he will need to learn to play to build pressure.

 

[BRC088]

The players around Walsh should wake the F up and expect the unexpected.

 

[Big Del]

The players around Walsh should wake the F up and expect the unexpected.

Like for him to run across field till the defence who have rehearsed his moves at training for 12 months now , shut him down. So , he dummies twice , then throws a shit pass to his support that either is a knock on or on the ground for the opposition to dive on ? That kind of unexpected you mean ?

 

[Santa]

Dude just needs a haircut. All that hair is affecting his balance and peripheral vision.

 

[BroncsFan]

Dude just needs a haircut. All that hair is affecting his balance and peripheral vision.

**** I hope he just runs this game.... please Reece just fucking run... at least for your first few touches.

It will be interesting to see if AOB wants his team jamming in or if he will see that sliding has been working.

Unfortunately I don't think Reece will be keen on running this game, after all the hobbling from origin, so if knights are jamming in it could work in his favour with just having to catch and pass.

 

[winslow_wong]

Dude just needs a haircut. All that hair is affecting his balance and peripheral vision.

 

[BroncosFever]

**** I hope he just runs this game.... please Reece just fucking run... at least for your first few touches.

It will be interesting to see if AOB wants his team jamming in or if he will see that sliding has been working.

Unfortunately I don't think Reece will be keen on running this game, after all the hobbling from origin, so if knights are jamming in it could work in his favour with just having to catch and pass.

I thought his Penrith game was the best game I have seen him play. He wasn't looking for the rainbow passes, the funky kicks on play 2, he was only interested in rucking it up through the middle and using his big boot to grind down the opposition, then after earning the right he used his running game. If he brings that to today's game that will help us a lot.

Of course it's Ponga vs Walsh and he'll be out to prove a point, so I don't expect him to play the way he did against Penrith. I expect him to bring out all the toys, it's not what I want but I can see it happening.

 

[Mustafur]

I love the ****, he gives every percent of his being every game, he might have the ego to match but he earns that ego, he is a proper footballer, like young Alfie he just belongs, as Tommy Raudonikis said back in BRL days with Alfie at Ipswich you want that ego, it shows they give a **** not only about their own performance but as a team player, and he proves that, look who is first to celebrate a try, Walsh is always there.

He is the Modern Aflie but as a fullback, he is just a menace and beyond anyone in his position.

he gives more ***** than any other player you have to respect that.

Walsh is not a could've been a great if he tried hard, he is the real deal, the ego he has proved he has that self belief in his abilities, he is special player whether you want to admit it or not this he has that top tier mentality with the ability to match, we may be witnessing the Goat of the game in real time no joke he just that good.

Tell me right now if I'm wrong?

 

[Big Del]

Tell me right now if I'm wrong?

Well ,,, you`re wrong .

Loves a run with the ball .
Goes missing in defence . Only half a great player .

 

[GCBRONCO]

**** I hope he just runs this game.... please Reece just fucking run... at least for your first few touches.

It will be interesting to see if AOB wants his team jamming in or if he will see that sliding has been working.

Unfortunately I don't think Reece will be keen on running this game, after all the hobbling from origin, so if knights are jamming in it could work in his favour with just having to catch and pass.

Maybe a reverse Parker shave the hair

 

[Foordy]

I've been meaning to post this for a few days but got a bit distracted with other events ... but here are some expanded comments from Billy Slater about Walsh. He rates him very highly.

About the contract extension:
“It’s great news for the Brisbane Broncos and great news for Reece as well,” Slater said on his Channel 9 podcast.

“Reece is 22 years old and the next 125 games are going to be with the Broncos, so that will take him to a 200-game player.

“You think about where you get your game to from 75 games to 200 games, that’s a great chunk of your career and the Broncos are going to see the best of Reece Walsh over the next five years.

“It’s a great result from the Broncos, there’s not many guys like Reece Walsh running around in the game.”

“There’s not many players with his quality and he wants to be a Bronco,” Slater said.

“It’s fantastic for them that Reece wants to be in Brisbane. His family is in Brisbane, he has his daughter based up there, that’s where he wanted to go back to from the Warriors.

“Reece is in an environment where he can really focus on his footy now.

“For the next five years, he doesn’t have to think about contracts, he just has to think, ‘I can go after the next five years’.”


About Working with Walsh in the Origin arena (His attributes, talent and work ethic)
“I work closely with him in the Queensland Origin team,”

“Reece is a great young lad, he has a great passion for the game, he loves the game and he has a great drive to become better.

“He is a student of the game. He has this drive within him, he works really hard and it just doesn’t happen.

“When you see players with a lot of talent like Reece Walsh and Kalyn Ponga, it doesn’t just happen. You have to work for it.

“The game is too hard to just go out there and outlay your talent. You have to be super fit. You have to be super professional, you have to understand the game and prepare for the game.

“He does that and has this want to be as good as he can. That want is a very undervalued attribute.

“If you don’t want it, it won’t happen for you, it doesn’t matter how much skill you’ve got.

“Luckily for the Broncos, Reece has that.’

Walsh’s biggest criticism is that he is too often probe to errors, but Slater warned not to expect perfection from a player so early in his career.

“He is not perfect and sometimes we expect our young stars to be perfect too early,” Slater explained.

“But he is only 22 and you have to take yourself back to 22 and say, ‘How many rough edges did I have?’

“He will develop and grow as a person and player.

“We should be thankful that guys like Reece want to be a part of our game because they bring everything to our game.

“It (the four-year extension) is a good move by the Broncos and all parties will be happy with the result.”

 

[Scorchie]

And now he’s In Hospital because he’s slashed his back on a reef

How good is Bali

 

[Mustafur]

Well ,,, you`re wrong .

Loves a run with the ball .
Goes missing in defence . Only half a great player .

The fullback is the last line of defence, they are not THE defence of the team.

Walsh from everything I have seen is probably the biggest net positive attacking fullback in the game, sure he might leak more one on ones than others but those others are not even close to the attacking output to provide a try like he is.

like compare him to Edwards, he is a cog at best he is never the spark of attack like Walsh, if you want him to be better defensively he would realistically need to put on more size, which would kill his agility which is crucial in his creation abilities.

it's one or the other, he is small and that comes with it's disadvantages but also big advantages giving his playing style, and it's clear just looking he did put on a bit more size when he came to us compared to when he played for the Wahs but I would argue it's about the limit for the type of Footy he plays.

 

[Broncapz]

The fullback is the last line of defence, they are not THE defence of the team.

Walsh from everything I have seen is probably the biggest net positive attacking fullback in the game, sure he might leak more one on ones than others but those others are not even close to the attacking output to provide a try like he is.

like compare him to Edwards, he is a cog at best he is never the spark of attack like Walsh, if you want him to be better defensively he would realistically need to put on more size, which would kill his agility which is crucial in his creation abilities.

it's one or the other, he is small and that comes with it's disadvantages but also big advantages giving his playing style, and it's clear just looking he did put on a bit more size when he came to us compared to when he played for the Wahs but I would argue it's about the limit for the type of Footy he plays.

Edwards is absolutely a beast in attack. Not quite on the same level as Reece, but has far less mistakes in his game too which is an attacking stat. That juiced up baldy is the best fullback by a country mile at the moment, and for under a million too.

As far as attacking goes, Edwards can find his front foot and get quick play the balls better , makes less mistakes . So those sort of make up for the fact he's not as fast as Reece. He can definately bust a tackle better too.

 

[Old Mate]

Is he actually confirmed?

 

[Sproj]

Is he actually confirmed?

No

 

[Nashy]

Is he actually confirmed?

Madge needs to stop this dragging on bullshit these players and managers play at too.