Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nWalsh was the hero, taking over as chief playmaker from Adam Reynolds, who looked hobbled, while Ben Hunt wasn\u2019t at his best. <\/p>\n
Brisbane\u2019s attack faltered on the last tackles of attacking sets and Reynolds appeared injured, missing two conversion attempts \u2014 Walsh took the lead playmaking role to set up Josiah Karapani in the corner for the matchwinning try. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat last play from Brisbane sums up where Adam Reynolds is at,\u201d Cooper Cronk said on Kayo Sports after a poor set of six.<\/p>\n
\u201cPoor pass and then the last play option, he was standing right there and Reece Walsh stepped right it.\u00a0Adam Reynolds is not 100 per cent fit tonight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a pretty poor set. Clunky with Ben Hunt bouncing one way, no real forward momentum, the passing and execution didn\u2019t hit the mark.\u00a0Brisbane has the field position but unless it\u2019s Reece Walsh they don\u2019t look like breaking through Penrith.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cronk added: \u201cBen Hunt is overplaying his hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust give Reece Walsh the ball. He is pumped up.\u00a0He is a rock star Reece Walsh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Voss said: \u201cIt hasn\u2019t looked slick with Ben Hunt on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt looked like it was his game to run tonight,\u201d Nathan Hindmarsh said on the Matty Johns Show.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re a Brisbane Broncos fan you\u2019re probably wondering where this has been all year,\u201d Bryan Fletcher said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey had intent when they ran and tackled. It was the Broncos we saw last year that were premiers. They dominated the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael Ennis said: \u201cReece Walsh came to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ezra Mam also took a back seat as Walsh called the shots in attack as the main playmaker.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was the chief playmaker and they played Broncos ball,\u201d Matty Johns said.<\/p>\n
Three-time premiership winner Luke Keary said: \u201cIt\u2019s almost like he\u2019s playing halfback for them. I reckon he\u2019ll transition to a five-eighth like Darren Lockyer, up in the front line. <\/p>\n
\u201cJust get out of his way now. I can see him going for eight weeks. This is perfect for Madge (coach Michael Maguire).\u201d<\/p>\n
The Broncos handed Penrith just their fourth loss of the season to show they can match it with the premiership favourites, but Brisbane may have left their run too late in the season.<\/p>\n
Even with the win over Penrith, the Broncos are still three wins outside the top eight and would need to go on an unbeaten run to end the reason to have any chance of sneaking into finals.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you asked me, \u2018Would you bet on them making finals\u2019, I\u2019d say no,\u201d Johns said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey haven\u2019t been consistent enough. But that Reece Walsh bloke. If he gets going and his confidence starts bleeding through that football side. You could see in Origin Game 3, this bloke is about to transform their season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nathan Cleary faces a nervous wait after he was put on report for a lifting tackle on Ezra Mam.<\/p>\n
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