Reece Walsh was on fire with a classy double, while Chevy Stewart had a shocker and Jamal Fogarty suffered a suspected ruptured bicep in the Broncos’ 34-10 win over the Raiders at Suncorp Stadium.
Walsh produced a brilliant step to burn the Raiders and fullback Chevy Stewart and give the Broncos an early lead.
Fletcher Baker leapt high to catch a kick from Ezra Mam and put Jordan Riki over to give the Broncos their second.
Chevy Stewart produced a blunder under the high ball to give Ezra Mam the chance to pounce and score under the posts.
Billy Walters produced a pinpoint grubber for himself to score the Broncos’ fourth inside half an hour.
Walsh dummied and went to score his second as the Broncos scored their fifth of the first half.
Jamal Fogarty suffered a suspected ruptured bicep in a massive blow for the Raiders.
Simi Sasagi went himself with a dummy to slice through some feeble Broncos defence and get the Raiders on the board.
Selwyn Cobbo dived over for the Broncos’ sixth try to all but seal the result.
Xavier Savage went over for a consolation try, but it was too little too late for the Raiders as the Broncos secured a 34-10 victory.
Reece Walsh put in a masterclass to lead the undermanned Broncos to a statement win against a top four side.
Walsh finished with 140 run metres, a whopping nine tackle busts, three linebreaks and two tries in a superb display.
Mal Meninga was running out of words to say about Walsh’s impact.
“Honestly we’ve already said it all about him that’s probably enough, but just his speed, his deception, his deception off the ball and his great evasive skills,” Meninga said.
