Warriors CEO Cameron George says the Broncos should have shown “faith” in Reece Walsh after Kevin Walters declared the door would always be open for the young star to return to Red Hill.
George’s fierce response comes after Walters made it known publicly that “Reece is always welcome back” at his former club.
Walsh, 19, stunned Broncos fans earlier this season by gaining a release from the Broncos to take on a multi-year deal with the Warriors, which has proven to be arguably the biggest coup of the year.
The Warriors CEO today hit back at Walters and the Broncos, by declaring the club should have stood by the teenager before letting him go.
“It’s just ironic that we’re playing the Broncos this week and the Brisbane media are throwing up that they’re looking at him and carrying on,” George told SEN.
“Good luck to them, they should have never let him go in the first place.
“We’ve put a lot of work in with Reece, he’s on contract with us for a couple of years.
“We showed Reece a great deal of faith when quite frankly, the Broncos didn’t.
“On that basis, Reece is enjoying his time and he’s been given great opportunities at our club and he’s a terrific little footy player.
“Naturally, when they become free on the market it becomes quite competitive, but we’ve done a lot of great things with Reece and he’s enjoying his time.
“We’re looking forward to having him around for a while.”
Shortly after joining the New Zealand-based club, Walsh was on the doorstep of a Queensland Maroons debut and now looms as a shining light of what’s to come for the Warriors.
Through 13 NRL games to date for the Warriors, Walsh has already scored nine tries to go along with 10 try assists.
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