Broncos manager Kevin Walters has declared the doorway volition everlastingly stay unfastened for Warriors young prima Reece Walsh to instrumentality to Brisbane up of this week's reunion.
Walsh volition play his archetypal crippled against his erstwhile broadside connected Sunday arsenic the Warriors look to support their slim finals hopes alive.
The 19-year-old stunned fans of the Red Hill nine earlier this play by gaining a release from the Broncos to take connected a multi-year woody with the Warriors, which has proven to beryllium arguably the biggest coup of the year.
Not lone was Walsh connected the doorstep of a Queensland Maroons debut, but the young weapon looms arsenic a shining airy of what's to travel for the Warriors, having already scored 9 tries to spell on with 10 effort assists done 13 games.
"We ne'er wanted to suffer Reece," Walters told The Courier-Mail.
"We are a Queensland-based nine and I had precocious hopes for Reece to play for the Broncos.
"I'm not definite what volition hap down the track, but Reece is ever invited backmost here, certainly."
As it stands currently, the Warriors are portion of a six-team contention for the all-important eighth spot connected the NRL ladder.
While the Titans presently clasp that spot, Canberra, Cronulla, Wests Tigers, St George Illawarra and the Warriors are each wrong striking region with 3 rounds to go.
Broncos large Sam Thaiday said helium hoped his erstwhile broadside does their homework this week connected Walsh, who helium expects to person a large crippled successful beforehand of the Suncorp Stadium crowd.
"He's been playing immoderate large footy," Thaiday told Wide World of Sports' QLDER.
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"He is simply a subordinate that I'm definite the boys volition beryllium watching a just spot successful their squad meetings.
"A Sunday day crippled astatine Suncorp Stadium, there's nary amended spot to beryllium and nary amended clip that you privation to beryllium playing.
"They are going to person to person their homework done and tick each container earlier they spell retired determination against a subordinate similar Walsh."
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