download the news.com.au app <\/a>direct to your phone.<\/p>\nYep, if this powerhouse organisation is fair dinkum, it\u2019s time to hit the fullback with a raft of punitive restrictions, starting with a bidet.<\/p>\n
Because if they don\u2019t, they can watch their season die at the hands of another brain fart or the health inspector. <\/p>\n
In another year dogged by accusations of being plastic rockstars – and in the same week Gehamat Shibasaki was stood down for arriving at training as full as a hitman\u2019s boot – the last thing the club needed was another viral Walshism.<\/p>\n
Why did he need to do this now?<\/p>\n
Who reveals a new bathroom by shotgunning flush? Have we missed something on The Block? <\/p>\n
And with Michael Maguire finally getting results from his hard-nosed methods, what other whack act does Walsh have in the pipeline that could stuff it all up?<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s be real; the aesthetically-blessed ball handler is a group-one megastar who isn\u2019t too pretty to get gritty. <\/p>\n
He gets the turnstiles clicking and the ladies swooning, plus he\u2019s always generously donating his gear to fans after games, even though it\u2019s probably because he just loves getting shirtless. <\/p>\n
But more importantly, Walsh is the primary reason for the Broncos surging in to the top eight after finding themselves drifting two-thirds from nowhere in mid-season. <\/p>\n
He undeniably holds the key to Brisbane\u2019s chances, and that\u2019s why waiting until the business end of the season is the dumbest time for him to debut his Pete Evans era. <\/p>\n
On the other hand, such behaviour is nothing new for a youngster who may play his footy with electric abandon, but sadly it\u2019s not the most hectic aspect of his life.<\/p>\n
Whether blowing his stack at referees, lipping off at fans or simply just thumping his mates on TikTok, it\u2019s fair to say that when God created the talismanic speedster, the full breadth of his genius was spent on rugby league and not much else.<\/p>\n
Now with their star playmaker hitting the new low of being targeted by WADA for traces of Toilet Duck, the Broncos must tie a leash to this million dollar investment and yank it tight.<\/p>\n
Put simply, if Walsh wants to drink like a puppy, then the club will have to manage him like a puppy. <\/p>\n
Nobody\u2019s saying to rub his nose in it, send him to obedience class or even get him de-sexed- not at least until grand final week anyway. <\/p>\n
But if the club wants to save its season from disappearing down the S-Bend, it must stage an intervention and immediately confiscate his phone, his Wi-Fi privileges and just to be safe, his toilet chain. <\/p>\n
After all, this bloke is a role model – whether you believe it or not – and that\u2019s why the club\u2019s first reaction to the footage was an instruction to not \u201cact upon the advice\u201d because impressionable sprites *will* act upon his advice even when it\u2019s to grab the nearest decanter and fill it with toilet water.<\/p>\n
But more important than setting a good example for the kids, the Broncos need Walsh on the straight and narrow because he\u2019s bloody good at football. <\/p>\n
With the club already suffering a bacteria problem and an injury crisis in the halves, they need him to keep bringing his A-game, not the E-Coli.
– Dane Eldridge is a warped cynic yearning for the glory days of rugby league, a time when the sponges were magic and the Mondays were mad. He\u2019s never strapped on a boot in his life, and as such, should be taken with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n
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