{"id":73490,"date":"2025-08-16T20:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T20:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/73490\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T20:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T20:46:08","slug":"michael-maguire-on-reece-walsh-patrick-carrigan-billy-walters-ben-hunt-press-conference-brisbane-broncos-vs-dolphins-round-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/73490\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Maguire on Reece Walsh, Patrick Carrigan, Billy Walters, Ben Hunt, press conference, Brisbane Broncos vs Dolphins, Round 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Broncos coach Michael Maguire praised Reece Walsh and his new halves pairing as Brisbane showed there is life in their season without their star halves in a 38-28 win over the Dolphins. <\/p>\n<p>FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au?pg=nrl&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkleague-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-nrl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" title=\"kayosports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Limited-time offer &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many experts were ready to write the Broncos off after they lost halves Adam Reynolds and Ezra Mam until the finals at the earliest, but Ben Hunt and Billy Walters stepped up along with Walsh in his best game of the season. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/match-centre\/NRL20252407\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbet.com.au\/betting\/rugby-league\/nrl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4IiB3aWR0aD0iOTAiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4xIi8+\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/match-centre\/NRL20252408\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbet.com.au\/betting\/rugby-league\/nrl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4IiB3aWR0aD0iOTAiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4xIi8+\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh\u2019s 40\/20 in the second half turned the match and saw the Broncos come back from 14 points down to score the final 24 points. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a massive play,\u201d Broncos skipper Patrick Carrigan said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTonight he really got the balance right. He\u2019s done some really special things for him, but at the end of the day, we just need Reece to be Reece Walsh. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s actually really calm out there, talking really well to the boys, and I think that instilled a lot of confidence in him, but that was a big play. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a hard taskmaster on himself, but I think he found that balance tonight and he was a massive for us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll that back five, to be honest. You know, the way that Deine and Josiah started our sets was pretty special too, so when those boys are doing that for us, I think it makes it a lot easier for us middles.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n<p>\u2018MADE A MARK\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/broncos-to-host-rivals-in-crucial-queensland-derby-after-triple-injury-blow-nrl-live\/news-story\/9475de29b1582784db4e8276dd296078\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Walsh blitz leads stunning Broncos comeback in epic Brisbane derby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018CAN\u2019T BE CRITICAL\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2025-axed-bulldogs-halfback-toby-sexton-on-lachlan-galvin-saga-phil-gould-canterbury-bulldogs-vs-sydney-roosters-round-24\/news-story\/4fe89c340f9c424c953902a98d4a8ff2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Exiled star\u2019s \u2018honest\u2019 verdict on Galvin saga after Dogs axing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018HARD TO THINK ABOUT\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2025-tino-faasuamaleaui-opens-up-on-contract-saga-what-did-he-say-will-he-leave-titans-sharks-defeat-titans-news\/news-story\/e8eceb14eacd73fca4bb8c6382041a1c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Tino responds to $7.5m bombshell as Titans call looms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michael Maguire and Reece Walsh.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n<p>Carrigan believes Walsh is growing as a leader and picking and choosing his moments better, but he still encouraged him not to lose what makes him special. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s always the growth for him, but in saying that his mindset\u2019s always to take the game on and that\u2019s why we love him, that\u2019s why we love playing with him,\u201d Carrigan said. \u201cHe\u2019s a special player. He works hard at those sort of things at training and he\u2019s reaped the rewards for that tonight. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just need Reece to be Reece and we can all support each other and that\u2019s where we\u2019re going as a team.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Katoa still &#8216;confident&#8217; of finals | 04:44<\/p>\n<p>Maguire praised Hunt, Walsh and the other Broncos leaders for stepping up in Reynolds\u2019 absence. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis presence with the group, I guess as the general he was good I thought,\u201d Maguire said of Hunt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can see him around the group and I guess having him out there and our leaders, I think that\u2019s something there\u2019s I\u2019ve really seen a growth or a space that\u2019s really grown in us as a team. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re driving it, that\u2019s the best part about what I\u2019m seeing at the moment and the more they keep driving the better we\u2019re going to become. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Hunt was able to just capitalising on being able to do his role and like Reece he played his part. I thought Payne came on and really got the momentum of the game, he flipped that for us but they\u2019re all playing their part and if they\u2019re doing their jobs for each other I guess I\u2019m pleased at that point.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>McInnes injury is &#8216;not looking good&#8217; | 06:01<\/p>\n<p>Maguire reserved special praise for Billy Walters, who switched to five-eighth with ease and set up a try of the year contender. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really confident in Bill to be honest,\u201d Maguire said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean I\u2019ve had Bill before in the halves and I thought he was excellent. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow he got that kick to Josiah I\u2019m not quite sure, he came out of nowhere and it literally changed the game didn\u2019t it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook he\u2019s going to grow off the back of that, he\u2019s going to get better and better with the opportunities and new combinations take a little bit of time, but I felt they really found that at the back end of the game and stuck to the plan so that\u2019s what we needed to do.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Broncos coach Michael Maguire praised Reece Walsh and his new halves pairing as Brisbane showed there is life&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73491,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[18743,64,63,21686,57168,4428,57169,57166,4562,57171,4738,4565,21683,4612,1809,4746,6407,22329,57170,57167,57165,12008,85,57172],"class_list":["post-73490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-adam-reynolds","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-ben-hunt","tag-blitz-leads","tag-brisbane-broncos","tag-broncos-coach","tag-call-looms","tag-cameron-mcinnes","tag-cameron-mcinness","tag-craig-fitzgibbon","tag-cronulla-sharks","tag-ezra-mam","tag-gold-coast-titans","tag-injury-crisis","tag-mark-st-john","tag-michael-maguire","tag-patrick-carrigan","tag-season-ending-injury","tag-special-player","tag-special-praise","tag-special-things","tag-sports","tag-star-halves"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73490","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=73490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}