Pressure is a privilege: Walsh targets Broncos legacy
Brisbane fullback Reece Walsh has opened up on the mindset that is driving his career-best form on the field and when no-one else is watching.
Brisbane fullback Reece Walsh has revealed why he embraces the big moments that other players shy away from as he targets etching his name in history with a premiership.
âI feel pressureâs a privilege. If you donât have pressure then youâll probably be on Mad Monday right now,â Walsh said.
âEverybodyâs got pressure but itâs whether you want to go towards it or you want to go away from it. I feel like, myself as a character, Iâm always trying to push towards it.â
Walsh will line up in Sundayâs away qualifying final against Canberra in a rich vein of form
The Broncos were outside the top eight after 13 rounds and in dire straits when Walsh returned from a seven-week break due to a knee injury to spark a revival.
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They have won 10 games from 12 since.
He has 20 try assists from 18 games, including six in the last four matches while captain Adam Reynolds has been on the sidelines. In those four victories he has also scored five tries and landed 22 goals for a personal points tally of 64.
Fans see the brilliance but what they donât see are the hard yards. Broncos assistant coach Ben Teâo said on Triple M recently that Walsh was as dedicated as any player he had seen behind the scenes.
âYou probably see some of the things that I do out on the field and a lot of people think that just happens,â Walsh said.
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âBut a lot of time is spent on the training field, practising my craft. When those pressure moments come, itâs falling back on my craft and skill to be able to execute.
âIâve got a lot of work to do to get to my ceiling. I feel like Iâm forever reflecting on my game and wanting to get better and thatâs something that Iâll just continue to keep doing. Iâll just keep working my butt off.â
Walsh has eyes only for a title, so he can join the Brisbane greats that went before him.
âIt would mean the world. All I want to do is wear the Broncos jersey for myself and win a premiership,â he said.
âYou create a legacy. No-one really remembers the ones that just get through it. You want to win a premiership and etch your name in history. Thatâs something I want to chase but I know thereâs a lot of hard work to be done before then.â
Walsh has had his moments where errors have cost the team but the good things continue to outweigh the bad.
âIâm not always going to get it right. Iâm still this young man from Nerang,â he said.
âIâm 23 years old and Iâm on a stepping stone through my journey. Iâm still a work in progress. Thereâs going to be times where I slip up and get things wrong, but I guess itâs trying to minimise that as much as I can.
âI love wearing this jersey. I love being at this club. I know I put the work in each week.
âEverybody might not see that but as long as everybody in these four walls sees it and are happy with the work ethic that Iâm putting in, I donât really care what anyone says outside to be honest.â
-with AAP
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