Dylan Walker describes Brisbane’s Reece Walsh as a “pretty boy” and the Warriors would love nothing greater than to tug the electrical Broncos fullback into an unsightly dogfight.
Key factors:
- Dylan Walker praised Reece Walsh’s seems because the Warriors put together to face Brisbane at Lang Park
- Walsh has been dynamic for the Broncos this season, scoring 9 tries and registering 22 attempt assists
- The Broncos final made an NRL grand final in 2015, whereas the Warriors have been final there in 2011
Fresh off thwarting Newcastle’s Kalyn Ponga en path to their first preliminary final since 2011, the Warriors should now cease rising celebrity Walsh on Saturday.
Walsh has been in chic contact since swapping the Warriors for the Broncos final summer season, the 21-year-old scoring 9 tries and registering 22 attempt assists this season.
Walker, who’s one of a two-man partnership with Jazz Tevaga nicknamed ‘the bald brothers’, says he admires Walsh’s potential as a lot as his dashing attractiveness.
“He’s a good player, a livewire, a pretty boy, he’s got everything going for him with a nice head of hair and nice eyes too,” Walker mentioned in a distinctive interview.
“I think when you focus too much on one player, you can take your focus away throughout a whole game plan.
“As good as he’s, if we keep on with what we do and that is kicking to corners with good linespeed to win these early tackles — you possibly can nullify these kinds of gamers popping out their very own finish.
“Someone like Reece Walsh can pop up anywhere and the less opportunity we give him to do so, the more we can lessen his involvement.”
Walsh was away with Queensland on State of Origin obligation when the Broncos beat the Warriors in Napier of their solely assembly thus far this 12 months.
“He’s extremely talented, what we did last week with Ponga is that we were respectful,” mentioned Warriors coach Andrew Webster.
“We’ve got to defend how we defend and not do anything stupid.
“It at all times helps once you carry them off their line as a result of then you definitely give them much less alternative to indicate what they’ll do.”
The Broncos are considered strong favourites after defeating Melbourne in week one to earn a fortnight off.
After being trampled by Penrith in their qualifying final, Webster said his side would take confidence from the sudden-death semi-final win over Newcastle which booked their place in the last four.
“What we would have liked on the time was to go on the market and have a gown rehearsal of finals footy,” Webster mentioned.
“If we had obtained it good in week one, I do not assume we’d have realized as many classes.
“The way it’s gone for us has been perfect, we understand what finals footy looks like.
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