UNBELIEVABLE: Reece Walsh endures chronic cramping for an unexpected reason.
The Brisbane Broncos have linked star fullback Reece Walsh’s frequent cramping during games to his nutrition, and they feel they may have rectified the problem as they prepare for a crucial match against the Sydney Roosters.
This development comes after 21-year-old Reece Walsh and skipper Adam Reynolds were forced to leave the field owing to severe cramping toward the end of Brisbane’s 34-10 victory over the Wests Tigers in Campbelltown last week.
“Reyno we’ll put that down to him not playing much footy at all and Reece Walsh we’ll put that down to his diet,” Broncos coach Kevin Walters said on SENQ Breakfast.
“He hasn’t been eating the right foods, not enough carbs and the like in his diet.
“It’s simple little things.”
Coach Kevin Walters acknowledged that he found it hard not to laugh at Adam Reynolds’ heroic efforts, as Reynolds recovered from a cramp to possibly make the play of the game with an intercept.
However, Walters, a six-time premiership winner, insisted that the club had focused on resolving the issue.
“It was quite frustrating that last seven or eight minutes (against Wests) watching them go over,” he said.
“When Adam took that intercept, I couldn’t help but laugh at how he was hobbling about and then throwing it off the ground to huge Xavier Willison to charge down the field; it was comical for me to watch as a coach.
“Reece has done a whole lot of high-speed running in the last couple of weeks, more than he’s ever done in his career and that could lead to it as well, just cramping of the muscles.
Walters also dismissed the prospect of signing Roosters rising gun Sam Walker.
“We’re very comfortable with the position we have with our halves and the future with our halves in that position,” he added.
“He’s a Rooster, Sam, so good luck to him; he’s been playing some pretty fantastic football.
“The Roosters have $4 million to spend, I’m sure Sam will get a bite of that somewhere along the line.”
Walsh and Reynolds are both included in the lineup alongside Ezra Mam and Selwyn Cobbo, who are returning to the Broncos after missing a week due to injury. They will face the Roosters on Friday night at Suncorp.
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