{"id":446738,"date":"2026-01-30T05:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/446738\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T05:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:56:13","slug":"reece-walsh-nrl-stars-new-look-leaves-fans-in-disbelief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/446738\/","title":{"rendered":"Reece Walsh: NRL star’s new look leaves fans in disbelief"},"content":{"rendered":"

NRL players Reece Walsh<\/a> has left fans in disbelief with his latest move, and it has nothing to do with his sporting achievements.<\/p>\n

The \ufeff23-year-old Brisbane Broncos<\/a> star revealed this week that he’s shaved his head in time for NRL season to kick off.<\/p>\n

Walsh reposted a side-by-side photo of his hair before and after, showing off his shortest haircut yet.<\/p>\n

\"Australia'sReece Walsh’ new look has left fans in disbelief. (CameraSport via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“Did the thang,” he wrote in the caption of the post, showing off the low skin fade, which borders on a buzz cut. \ufeff<\/p>\n

He also posted a video of the transformation to his Tiktok account\ufeff, which has raked in almost 100k views and over 1,000 comments.<\/p>\n

Some fans loved it, while others barely recognised the footy player.<\/p>\n

“No, no, no, no, no,” one fan commented.<\/p>\n

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\"ReeceWalsh posted a video of the transformation to his Tiktok account\ufeff (Tiktok)\"ReeceHe reposted a side-by-side photo of his hair before and after, showing off his shortest haircut yet. (Instagram)<\/p>\n

“Honestly, I don’t hate it,” another wrote.<\/p>\n

Others wrote that they would be expecting their kids to get a buzzcut to follow suit.<\/p>\n

“Great, looks like I’m shaving my kid’s head this weekend,” one dad commented. \ufeff<\/p>\n

His fans weren’t the only people shocked by the cut, with Walsh posing screenshots of his daughter \ufeffreacting to his hair over FaceTime.<\/p>\n

\"ReeceHis daughter burst into tears over the new look. (Instagram)<\/p>\n

She appears to be laughing with her mouth wide open in the first shot, while the second shows tears starting to fall down her face.<\/p>\n

“She’s never seen me with short hair haha,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

His new look is a major change for the footy player, who has always been known to flaunt longer hairstyles, including a mullet.<\/p>\n

\ufeffHis surprise makeover comes just a week before the Brisbane Broncos official season launch on February 9, with their first match against the Sydney Roosters on March 6.<\/p>\n

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