Walsh was left out of the side for the Origin opener, although Broncos teammate Ezra Mam\u2019s axing back in club land could open the door for the 23-year-old to earn a recall on the bench.<\/p>\n
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Either way, a frank Walsh told reporters on Wednesday that he is a \u201crealist\u201d and understands his current form has not warranted selection. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was disappointing,\u201d Walsh said.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously as a young Queenslander all you want to do is grow up and play for Queensland. To not be named and get that call, I was disappointed.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I know the standards it takes to play for Queensland and I\u2019m a realist and I\u2019m honest with myself and I probably haven\u2019t been living up to those standards that it takes to wear that Queensland jersey so I feel like that\u2019s what makes it so great. Once you put that jersey on, you know what it takes to get back there. <\/p>\n
\u201cI understand that I haven\u2019t been upholding those standards. It\u2019s about putting the hard work here at training and relaying that back on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n
There were some suggestions that Walsh\u2019s omission was related to the facial fracture he suffered earlier in the year, with talk he may have been lacking confidence as he worked his way back from the injury in the NRL. <\/p>\n
But Walsh pushed back on those claims, reminding reporters that he suffered a fractured eye socket in the 2024 season.<\/p>\n
Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Not up to QLD standards!’ | 01:02<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s confidence. It was sore at times but I\u2019ve had the injury before and I understand it and can push through it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve just got to go out there and do my job and make sure I\u2019m doing it for the best of the team. That\u2019s something that I\u2019ll continue to try and work on and put my best foot forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Walsh also dismissed that the multiple facial injuries are a result of being \u201ctargeted\u201d or that they linger in the back of his mind as he plays, instead declaring any issues he has had with tackling are simply a case of \u201cbad technique\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI put my head in the wrong spot. I wouldn\u2019t say that\u2019s getting targeted. I think that\u2019s a bad technique,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s one of those injuries mate where it is what it is. I\u2019ve just got to keep moving forward and keep playing my best footy.\u201d<\/p>\n That is only more important given Brisbane\u2019s recent struggles, with star front rower Payne Haas declaring the club is \u201call talk at the moment\u201d and \u201cjust bulls***ing each other\u201d after the loss to the Dragons.<\/p>\n Walsh said Haas\u2019 words were a sign of \u201cleadership\u201d, adding the players are already having tough conversations in house and that if they weren\u2019t \u201cwe\u2019d sort of be taking the piss\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like there was a point last year where we were going through the same sort of roller coaster and we had the same sort of conversations in house,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt just shows the quality that we have here at the club and the quality of leader that Payno is. He doesn\u2019t leave any stone unturned and he tells you to your face and how it is. <\/p>\n \u201cSo I think for us as players those are the conversations you want to be having. Obviously it\u2019s not ideal to be having them and having the losses but I feel like if we weren\u2019t having them we\u2019d sort of be taking the piss.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS <\/p>\n REPORT CARD: Broncos\u2019 issue rears ugly head; coach\u2019s $10m masterstroke<\/a><\/p>\n