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Staggs relishes fire in Walsh as Broncos duo click
Joel Gould, AAP • July 21st, 2025 3:27 pm
Brisbane fullback Reece Walsh is highly regarded for his passion and performance | Photo: Dave Hunt/AAP
Brisbane will go in search of six games in a row with centre Kotoni Staggs relishing his red-hot and volatile rapport with fullback Reece Walsh.
The duo have been two of the Broncos best for the past month despite having a heated exchange during the 26-14 win over Gold Coast before the bye.
Staggs dropped a Walsh pass before halftime and copped a spray, before returning serve.
After the break Walsh threw a lovely pass, Staggs burst away and Walsh backed up to score.
It was classic backline play and what the pair will want to replicate against Parramatta at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.
Staggs brushed aside his words with Walsh and said the No.1 had the right mentality.
"Walshy is someone I love playing with. He is a competitor and he doesn't like losing," Staggs grinned.
"So when things don't go his way he does blow up a bit. We've just got to calm him down at times."
Brisbane centre Kotoni Staggs has been in electrifying form in 2025 | Photo: Jono Searle/AAP
The passion the pair play with is highly regarded by teammates and the long-range try they scored against the Titans summed up their quest for excellence and maturity after the verbal exchange.
"You've got to be in the right position at the right time, which I was. I put a bit of footwork on and he was pushing up through the middle as a good fullback does and got the try for us," Staggs said.
The Broncos are in fifth position after they had slipped to 11th with five losses on the trot. Staggs said the negative outside noise was not a reflection of the inner sanctum.
"I just think we have gotten closer," Staggs said.
"We are all buying into what is going on at training and we have shifted some things around as well.
"We do have the team to win the premiership. We just have to believe in one another and keep turning up for one another.
"We have strike players on the field and we have just got to get the ball in their hands."
Staggs, who has re-signed until the end of 2028, is in career-best form.
"I am a leader at this club and want to put my best foot forward every game. If I am doing my role and playing my best footy the boys jump on the back of me," he said.
