Brisbane Broncos coach Kevin Walters has played down concerns over Reece Walsh’s fitness, confirming that the superstar fullback did not suffer an injury in the win over Wests Tigers. Walsh battled through 10 minutes of pain near the end of the Broncos’ 34-10 win on Saturday night, before eventually leaving the field. At different stages he was left clutching at his calf and knee, left unable to move while also vomiting on field shortly after scoring the second of his two tries.
He was electrifying at stages in attack and scored two tries, and he also burst down field in the lead-up to another from Payne Haas. But he also made errors either side of halftime, as Brisbane completed at 69 per cent for the match. The Broncos weren’t at their best on Saturday, but are clearly a team firming for another tilt at a title. They have been battered by injuries to key men in the past month, but have still won four of their past five.