One club stands between the Warriors and their first NRL grand final since 2011 - the Brisbane Broncos. Star fullback Reece Walsh has a connection to both clubs and Warriors chief executive Cameron George has lifted the lid on the discussion with Walsh that eventually led to his departure from the Warriors to return to Brisbane.
Twenty-one-year-old Reece Walsh has been one of the signings of this year’s NRL season, emerging as a genuine star of the game as the Broncos finished second in the competition.
It hasn’t been all positive for Walsh in his burgeoning career - this time two years ago he had to front a meeting with Warriors CEO Cameron George after he was found in possession of cocaine. According to the Sydney Morning Herald and Fox Sports, the next conversation the pair had was Walsh informing George he wanted to return home to Brisbane to be with his young daughter.
“I had a feeling I knew what was coming,” said George.
“I understood Reece’s reasons, and we wanted him to be a dad.”