Reece Walsh has been picked up by fans for repeating one word after his side ended Penrith’s five-peat dream with a stunning victory to set up a grand final showdown with Melbourne.
The Brisbane Broncos came back to seal a last-gasp two-point victory against the reigning premiers at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday – and the superstar fullback was over the moon with the result.
When interviewed after the game, Walsh left fans in stitches with how many times he used the word ‘bloody’.
He was being interviewed by Brad Fittler on Channel Nine when he was asked about the crowd at Suncorp.
‘Mate, are you joking me? Look at this, mate,’ Walsh replied.
‘This is bloody outstanding. Broncs nation, baby! Wow.
Reece Walsh could not stop saying ‘bloody’ after his side ended Penrith’s five-peat dream
The Broncos came back to seal a last-gasp victory against the reigning premiers at the Suncorp Stadium
‘This is unreal, mate. It’s unreal.’
Walsh added: ‘They’re a quality bloody team. I’ve got a lot of respect for them. We’re building something special here. It’s not done yet.’
When asked if it was his decision to hand goalkicking duties over to Adam Reynolds late in the game, he replied: ‘Mine. Bloody mine,’ he said.
‘That’s his moment mate. He’s built for it. There’s been a lot of talk about our little general mate. And that’s the reason he’s in our bloody team, for those moments right there.’
Walsh said he was very excited watching Reynolds convert, too.
‘Oh mate, I was bloody cheering,’ he said.
‘But I knew we weren’t done. Bloody Nathan (Cleary), Isaah Yeo. Dylan Edwards. They’ve got so much fight in them and we really had to fight for the 80 minutes to get that job done.’
Walsh used his favourite word once again while signing off.
Walsh was impressed by the support from the crowd at Suncorp
Before the game, the fullback posted a cheeky video showing himself drinking out of a coffee mug shaped to look like a toilet
‘Get your bloody tickets. We need you next week,’ he said to the Broncos faithful.
The fullback was at it again when talking to Matty Johns on Fox League.
‘Mate, our bloody middles, they worked their backsides off for 80 minutes,’ he said.
‘Man, I love these boys.’
He went on to say that he hadn’t practised goalkicking during the week because he thought Reynolds was taking care of it.
‘Bloody, the skipper was telling me all week he was goalkicking so I didn’t do one bloody rep,’ he said.
‘Those moments are for him, mate.’
He added: ‘Those bloody moments, they’re for him. My time will come. I’m just so grateful to play with a player like that. He does so much for our bloody footy team. I’ve got so much love, respect for him, honestly.’
He got one more ‘bloody’ in before it was time to go.
‘I’ve played in Origin games up here, and I tell you what, this wasn’t bloody far off it,’ he said.
‘Bronxnation turned up tonight. The good thing is we’re not done yet. We’ve got one more to go.’
Meanwhile, Walsh gave footy fans a laugh when revealing his preparation for the match.
In a clip posted to social media, Walsh could be seen eating breakfast and drinking coffee out of a mug shaped like a toilet.
The clip was of course a nod to his controversial toilet stunt earlier in the year when he published a clip on his Snapchat story in which he was seen drinking water out of a toilet bowl.
