Rival tips Walsh to take Broncos to ‘Promised Land’
Brisbane have been waiting 19 years for a premiership but Cameron Munster reckons Reece Walsh is the man to help break the drought.
Cameron Munster said the words about Reece Walsh every Brisbane fan will be hoping are prophetic.
“He can take them to the Promised Land if he’s got his head screwed on, and I’m sure he has,” Munster said.
The two-time Storm premiership winner had just watched fullback Walsh carve up his Melbourne side 30-14 at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday with two tries, a try assist, a 40/20 and seven goals.
It was not a one-off. Brisbane have won nine of 11 to finish the regular season in fourth and Walsh has been instrumental in most of those victories, despite being criticised at times for his uneven displays.
“He’s playing some good footy. You guys have been writing headlines about him being rocks or diamonds and now he’s played really good the last four or five weeks and everyone’s praising him,” Munster said.
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“He’s a class player. If you give some of those guys like Ezra Mam and Reece Walsh time and space they’re going to make you pay.
“They’ve got speed to burn, and speed kills in our game at the moment with the six-agains and all the momentum swings.”
The Broncos will play Canberra away next week for a spot in the preliminary final.
The past four weeks they have been without skipper Adam Reynolds but veteran Ben Hunt has done a great job at halfback and has a 4-0 record in the role.
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The 35-year-old has focused on game management and allowed Walsh to do his thing.
“He’s been fantastic and tonight he played a great game,” Hunt said in the sheds.
“It was probably his most controlled game for a while. I don’t think we win without him.
“He’s playing some really good footy at the right end of the year.
“I’m calling plays out there to try and settle him down and he’s like, ‘nah, let me take it; let me do this and that’ and you’ve just got to set him free.”
Coach Michael Maguire said Reynolds was “touch and go” to play Canberra as the Broncos chase their first title since 2006.
When he does come back, Hunt is content to move back to No.6 or hooker, despite being brilliant in his favourite position.
“That would be the obvious decision. He’s the captain of our club, he’s our general and I think that’d be right,” Hunt said.
-with AAP
