Broncos coach Kevin Walters has revealed star recruit Reece Walsh is no certainty to start the 2023 season as the club’s fullback.
Walters emphasised teen sensation Selwyn Cobbo and England international Herbie Farnworth are both putting pressure on Walsh to wear the No. 1 jersey.
Walsh, 20, is the clear frontrunner given his form at the Warriors saw him picked to play fullback for Queensland last year before injury struck.
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