UNBELIEVABLE: The Broncos don’t need Walker in the future, Reynolds’…
Brisbane captain Adam Reynolds believes the team has enough playmaking talent to withstand a bid for Sydney Roosters prospect Sam Walker.
Generational talent. Walker, 21, was in the Broncos system before joining the Roosters.
He was at his magnificent best in last week’s 60-18 win over St George Illawarra, earning the Anzac Medal as man of the match.
After the game he said he was keen to stay at the Roosters beyond the expiry of his current deal at the end of 2025.
Walker and Reynolds will face off at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.
The retirement of Roosters champion five-eighth Luke Keary at the conclusion of this season will make Walker a priority for the Tricolours to re-sign, as well as a goal for every other NRL team on November 1.
Reynolds, 33, recently resigned till the end of 2025, but he cannot do so indefinitely.
The Broncos have half Jock Madden on the books until the end of 2026. Teenager Coby Black, signed until the end of this year, is a playmaker the Broncos intend to wrap up long-term after coming through their prestigious academy.
The Broncos could be tempted to make a play for Walker, regarded as the heir apparent to Daly Cherry-Evans in the Queensland side, but Reynolds said they don’t need to.
“We have got enough quality here,” Reynolds said.
“Jock Madden has done a fantastic job of stepping up in my absence and we have got young Coby Black there as well.
“We have (No.6) Ezra Mam and (fullback) Reece Walsh, who can play in both halves. Sam is clearly pleased down there with the Roosters.
“We should stick with what we have. The Broncos have some terrific young talent coming through.
“(Walker) was a child in that system. They are constantly coming through.”
Reynolds has high regard for Walker and believes his best is yet to come.
“He has certainly got the world at his feet,” Reynolds said.
“He is a talented kid and showed that on (Anzac Day). It is not his best game. He has played better than that and has been in some big moments for that club and delivered.
“In a blowout game, to say it was his best is hard.
“In tight contests when they have been down by four or six and he has done something to get them back in the game, that is what I see as more important.”
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