Broncos’ Walsh to take ‘chill pill’, Gosiewski debuts

Brisbane manager Kevin Walters has told fullback Reece Walsh to instrumentality a “chill pill” and not effort to overplay his manus excessively aboriginal successful the distant clash with Parramatta.

The dazzling No.1 turned successful an error-riddled show successful Friday’s 40-18 nonaccomplishment to Sydney Roosters, on with flashes of brilliance.

Reece Walsh of the BroncosCredit: Getty Images

“Walshy needs to instrumentality a chill pill and conscionable unbend himself and get himself into the game,” Walters said.

“As the crippled develops and unfolds, that is erstwhile his skillset volition travel to the fore.

“Nothing happens overnight. [Players similar Walsh] are young successful the NRL and inactive learning astir the crippled successful antithetic situations successful games, with the scoreboard and clip clock.

“Last week was a large learning acquisition for everyone.”

Jack Gosiewski during his days with the Cowboys.Credit: Getty Images

The Broncos volition springiness caller signing Jack Gosiewski his nine debut disconnected the seat against the Eels connected Friday night, and Walters said the erstwhile Cowboy’s quality to screen the extracurricular backs was wherefore helium was preferred to the electrical Tristan Sailor.

Gosiewski, who got a mid-season merchandise from North Queensland to articulation the Broncos, volition play successful the No.17 jersey with Sailor the 18th man.

“Jack brings versatility for america successful the middle, backmost enactment and centres, which has been a occupation country for america each season,” Walters said.

“We look to beryllium losing wingers and centres. At 1 constituent past week we had nary wingers connected the field.

“Jack tin screen that relation successful the centres for america and is simply a spot bigger assemblage too. Parramatta are a large side.

“Jack is covering that Kurt Capewell relation from past twelvemonth - if we mislaid an extracurricular backmost past twelvemonth Kurt filled successful and it was precise smooth.

“We person (second-rowers) Jordan Riki and Brendan Piakura who person played patches astatine centre, but we request to get much reps successful them astatine grooming earlier we enactment them successful that presumption successful games unless we truly person to.”

Walters said helium was trying to find ways of getting Sailor into the squad.

“The timing isn’t rather close astatine the moment. Fullback is his main presumption but ... helium is an important subordinate of the squad,” the manager said.

Walters toyed with the enactment of playing Sailor astatine fractional to spouse No.6 Ezra Mam successful the aftermath of the semipermanent wounded to skipper Adam Reynolds but went with calm 27-year-old Josh Rogers who has been a prima for Burleigh successful the Queensland Cup

“Josh has been playing good astatine Queensland Cup level and we judge we needed to reward him,” Walters said.

“He has been large astatine grooming this week and defensively helium is precise good. He conscionable has to footwear to the corners and his occupation is done.

“Josh volition beryllium similar Reyno and play a genuine No.7 relation connected some sides of the field.”

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