Broncos freak Walsh likened to NRL legend

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Reece Walsh was breath-taking connected his long-awaited Broncos debut past Friday night, meshing unneurotic glimpses of brilliance he'd shown astatine the Warriors and producing an 80-minute show that had greats of the crippled successful awe.

Broncos fable Darren Lockyer has joined the chorus of praise, likening the electrical fullback to Storm large Billy Slater.

"Billy was ever connected the attack, conscionable ever looking to onslaught each clip the play-the-ball was there," Lockyer said connected Wide World of Sports' QLDER.

"When Billy played astatine helping helium inactive wanted to get successful determination and he'd ever beryllium successful your ear.

"I cognize a bloke called Chris Walker wanted to bash the aforesaid thing: spot oregon grubber present oregon wrong here.

"I didn't perceive truthful overmuch oregon prime this up erstwhile (Walsh) was playing for the Broncos due to the fact that he's lone played for them once. I saw this erstwhile helium was playing for the Warriors. He's perpetually looking astatine the absorption antiaircraft line.

"That's what Wally (Lewis) was truthful large astatine and that's what I learned watching Wally."

Walsh didn't play successful circular 1 due to the fact that of a facial fracture helium suffered during the pre-season challenge.

When the 20-year-old yet got his accidental successful Broncos colours, a debut six years successful the making, helium was zipping astir similar a workplace canine chasing rabbits.

He returned the shot astatine a breakneck speed, lurked relentlessly astir the ruck and ran himself ragged successful defence successful a 28-16 triumph implicit the Cowboys.

He besides acceptable up a Kotoni Staggs try with a stellar grubber, earlier putting the effect beyond uncertainty aft a Herbie Farnworth linebreak, springing up connected his teammate's wrong and racing distant to score nether the posts.

"It was stunning," Fox League's Greg Alexander said of Walsh's Broncos debut.

"They are successful for a large season, the Broncos, and what a acquisition this is going to be."

After spending 5 years connected a Broncos improvement declaration earlier being sensationally poached by the Warriors, Walsh was backmost successful the Brisbane portion and relishing each moment.

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"(Walsh is) conscionable everlastingly looking for an opportunity, and if he's doing that and he's minimising his mistakes successful the game, he's going to beryllium precise dangerous," Lockyer said.

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In Walsh, Ezra Mam, Farnworth, Staggs and Selwyn Cobbo, the Broncos person a surplus of attacking strike.

"The 2 forwards (Pat Carrigan and Payne Haas), and (halfback) Adam Reynolds, get them astir the park, truthful that allows Ezra Mam and Reece Walsh and Herbie Farnworth to play," Lockyer said.

"You've played successful the forwards and the backs," Lockyer said to Lewis astatine the QLDER desk.

"The forwards ever say, 'We bash each the enactment and you guys get each the credit'. That's a bully motion of a bully team."

The Broncos are sitting successful 4th connected the ladder aft the opening 2 rounds, pursuing a 13-12 triumph implicit the Panthers successful Penrith and the 28-16 triumph implicit the Cowboys successful Brisbane.

Kevin Walters' men are present acceptable to look the Dragons successful Brisbane connected Saturday night.

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