{"id":719479,"date":"2026-06-06T18:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T18:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/719479\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T18:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T18:21:27","slug":"nrl-2026-reece-walsh-slammed-by-fans-after-pathetic-act-late-on-costs-broncos-win-against-titans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/719479\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL 2026: Reece Walsh slammed by fans after \u2018pathetic\u2019 act late on costs Broncos win against Titans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reece Walsh has been slammed by fans for the second week in a row after his error cost the Brisbane Broncos a win against the Gold Coast Titans.<\/p>\n<p>The fullback was accused of \u201cbottling\u201d a tackle as Keano Kini pulled off a brilliant kick and chase to win the game in the dying minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Watch every game of every round of the NRL Premiership LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/nrl?extcamp=ncaeditoriallinkleague-edt-new-lnk-awr-grc-nrl-kyo&amp;channel=nca&amp;campaign=fsacontra\" title=\"kayosports.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A thrilling match saw the Broncos and Titans take turns to lead before Gold Coast pulled off the \u201cmiracle at Suncorp\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Reynolds thought he had won it for the hosts with a field goal, but Kini had other ideas as he launched a spectacular solo run to cross and score.<\/p>\n<p>However he should have been stopped after his delicate chip bounced towards Walsh, but the Broncos man hesitated and Kini pinched the ball to run clear.<\/p>\n<p>Fans took aim at Walsh for his lacklustre defending, and not for the first time during the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAwful from Reece Walsh absolutely pathetic,\u201d wrote one fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs good as that was from Titans Walsh absolutely bottled that challenge,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n<p>A third wrote: \u201cReece Walsh having another shocker. Absolutely rubbish in defence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another commented: \u201cIs Reece Walsh kidding??? He is a fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1e2b6867181c68d4a97fc967a88b6cb1.jpeg\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"Aryna Sabaleka says she wants to quit tennis\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And a fifth remarked: \u201cCan the Broncos drop Reece Walsh? His efforts in defence have been horrific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Walsh could have done more to stop Kini, it was still a phenomenal effort from the Kiwi.<\/p>\n<p>Fox Sports commentators Matt Russell and Michael Ennis were left stunned by the play, with the latter describing the Titans\u2019 28-23 victory as \u201cthe miracle at Suncorp\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe what I have just seen!\u201d cried Russell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a try for the ages. This is, if it\u2019s confirmed, one of the greatest tries in club history. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s confirmed, it\u2019s confirmed. It\u2019s an all-time great try \u2026 This is just stunning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt might be the play of the year!\u201d added Ennis.<\/p>\n<p>As for Walsh, his shaky defensive performance could not have come at a worse time with Queensland head coach Billy Slater set to name his squad for Origin 2 next week.<\/p>\n<p>He was overlooked for the opener with Kalyn Ponga getting the nod, but the Knights star suffered a knock against Melbourne Storm on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Originally published as <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/reece-walsh-slammed-by-fans-after-pathetic-act-late-on-costs-broncos-win-against-titans\/news-story\/536dfcb579e6e3248e9d562570724c7e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reece Walsh slammed by fans after \u2018pathetic\u2019 act late on costs Broncos win against Titans<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reece Walsh has been slammed by fans for the second week in a row after his error cost&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":719480,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-719479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=719479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/719480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=719479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=719479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=719479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}