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2025 Review
If you just looked at Walshs year to year averages, 2025 would have looked a reasonably normal season. Not including Goal Kicking, he averaged 80 Pts a game compared to 70.7 in 2024 and 79.3 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. After a strong 95 in Rd 1, he posted an 80 minute score of 9 against the Raiders in Rd 2. Over the following 4 games he put up sub-par scores of 55, 56, 66 and 69. He then picked up a knee injury early in Rd 7 and plodded through for 82 minutes, including Golden Point time, against the Warriors in Aukland for a measly 49 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 57 Pts. He had dropped almost $140K from his starting price of $738K. <br> <br> He returned in Rd 14 and for his next 8 games he was well back on track averaging 87 Pts a Rd with only a single Goal in his output. He then went on a rampage posting scores of 155, 147, 161 and 135 over the last 4 Games. He did benefit from 18+ Pts a game in Goal-kicking but even his (NGK) scores of 129, 141, 145, 109 were monstrous. His Supercoach Scores through the finals GK/(NGK) were 128/(116), 89/(87) and in the Grand FInal 150/(148). His average from his return in Rd 14 to Rd 27 was 103.5/(96.5).
2026 Expectations
Walsh starts the season at $835,600 (85.4 Pts).The big question is, was the backend of his season a massive purple patch, or a lasting breakout? 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 his late season break-out. You are paying for over 5 Pts a game from Goal Kicking that wont likely be there to start the season. 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/(70.6)/(51.3)
2025/(80)/(53.8)
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. At least, unlike Fantasy, you can still pick him up at his starting price in Rd 2 or Rd 3 if Anti-Podding him is going pear shaped. 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 Supercoach Pro, through January and February in the lead up to the new season.
Published on 08-Jan-2026