In the frenzy of NRL grand final week, the narratives come thick and past. Of full circle moments, and connections linking the contending clubs. Fairytale returns, motivating slurs, men with something to prove.
But when the players run out on to Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Sunday evening, no competitor will draw more eyes than the Brisbane fullback Reece Walsh. He is a story unto himself, having engineered the miraculous comeback victory over minor premiers Canberra three weeks ago with a performance that was not perfect but more than compelling.
