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2025 Review
If you just looked at Walshs year to year averages, 2025 would have looked a reasonably normal season. He averaged 51.4 Pts a game compared to 50.1 in 2024 and 48.3 in 2023. The backend of the season however we witnessed a break-out remiscent of Jarryd Hayne at the back end of 2009. Reece totally floundered over the opening 5 Rounds including an 80 minute score of -1 against the Raiders in Rd 2. Over the following 3 games he put up scores in the 30s before showing signs of life with a 42 in Rd 6. Come Rd 7 he was starting to look like a bottomed out pick up at $476K and priced around 36 Points. His ownership in the Top 5K Teams jumped from 3.9% in Rd 6 to 15.6% in Rd 7. He then picked up a knee injury early in the game and plodded through for 82 minutes, including Golden Point time, against the Warriors in Aukland for a measly 26 points. The cherry on the cake was his then being out for 6 Rds with a Right PCL Injury. His average over the first 7 Rds was a paltry 30.6 Pts. He had dropped a massive $234K from his starting price of $700K.
He returned in Rd 14 and for his next 8 games he was well back on track averaging 48.6 Pt`s a Rd with only a single Goal in his output. He then went on a rampage posting scores of 94, 91, 90 and 97 over the last 4 Games. He did benefit from 11+ Pts a game in Goal-kicking but even his (NGK) scores of 80, 85, 80 and 83 were monstrous. His Fantasy Scores through the finals GK/(NGK) were 79/(71), 59/(57) and in the Grand FInal 105/(103). His average from his return in Rd 14 to Rd 27 was 64.7/(60.5).
2026 Expectations
Walsh should start the season at around the same $700K (52 Points) mark.The big question is, was the backend of his season a massive purple patch, or a lasting breakout? His previous ceiling was around the 75 mark - 2024, Rd 18 vs Panthers 76/(74). Will he revert to his normal rocks and diamonds, or is there going to be a shift in his floor and consistency. You would think he should be a reasonably safe proposition to at least be at value, with upside. Given Broncos open the season with Panthers (H), Eels (H), Storm (A) and Dolphins at their mutual Home of Suncorp Stadium, he does have some early Anti-Pod potential. He has made a slow start in the last 2 seasons
Season (NGK) / Rd 1-5 (NGK)
2024/(47.5)/(38.3)
2025/(48.3)/(27.6)
Fair warning, the Anti-POD approach is heavy on risk. Walsh should have a massive ownership Rd 1, If he starts sluggish it wont hurt you much. On the other hand, If he opens the season anything like he played from Rd 24 through to the Grand Final, not owning him could hurt on par with not owning Haas early 2025 or Cleary early 2021. His ownership will more or less make him must have in Rd 1 or a massive calculated Anti-POD gamble. Your call!
We will be churning through key Player 2025 Reviews and 2026 Expectations in our Player Profile pages in NRL Fantasy Pro, through January and February in the lead up to the new season.
Published on 08-Jan-2026