By Tyson Otto

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The game’s most marketable star had another jack-in-the-box performance that had a bit of everything in front of a booming crowd of 52,000 at Suncorp Stadium as Brisbane booked a spot in next Sunday’s Grand Final against the Storm.

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After setting up the final try for Deine Mariner in the epic 16-14 win over the reigning premiers, TV networks all wanted a piece of the red hot fullback.

Rugby league’s greatest showman delivered again with a microphone in his hands, but one particular word used umpteen times has caused a stir.

Fans have been left scratching their heads at the reason the 23-year-old used the word “bloody” in so many colourful ways.

When interviewed by Channel 9’s Brad Fittler on the field, Walsh was asked if he had heard anything like the frenzied atmosphere in the stadium after the team came back from 14-0 down.

“Mate, are you joking me? Look at this mate,” Walsh responded.

“This is bloody outstanding. Bronxnation baby. Wow.

“This is unreal mate. It’s unreal.”

When asked if he felt it was on him to score the last try, Walsh said: “They’re a quality bloody team. I’ve got a lot of respect for them. We’re building something special here. It’s not done yet.”

He was then asked if it was his decision to hand goalkicking duties over to captain Adam Reynolds after he had earlier shanked a regulation conversion from just to the left of the posts.

“Mine. Bloody mine,” he said.

“That’s his moment mate. He’ built for it. There’s been a lot of talk about our little general mate. And that’s the reason he’s in our bloody team, for those moments right there.”

When asked how he felt watching Reynolds slot the sideline conversion, Walsh again utilised his favourite phrase.

“Oh mate, I was bloody cheering,” he said.

“But I knew we weren’t done. Boody Nathan (Cleary), Isaah Yeo. Dylan Edwards. They’ve got so much fight in them and we really had to fight for the 80 minutes to get that job done.”

His final comment to the crowd was Walsh at his best.

“Get your bloody tickets. We need you next week,” he said to thundering applause.

Walsh kept his bloody hot streak going when speaking with Matty Johns on Fox League after the game.

“Mate, our bloody middles, they worked their backsides off for 80 minutes,” he said about his teammates.

“Man, I love these boys.”

The former Warriors star revealed he had only been handed goalkicking duties earlier in the match because Reynolds felt tightness in his notoriously fragile hamstring.

“Bloody, the skipper was telling me all week he was goalkicking so I didn’t do one bloody rep,” he said.

“Those moments are for him mate.”

He went on to say: “Those bloody moments, they’re for him. My time will come. I’m just so grateful to play with a player like that. He does so much for our bloody footy team. I’ve got so much love, respect for him, honestly.”

His final fitting remark about the crowd summed it up.

“I’ve played in Origin games up here, and I tell you what this wasn’t bloody far off it,” he said.

“Bronxnation turned up tonight. The good thing is we’re not done yet. We’ve got one more to go.”

For those playing at home, it was a grand total of 12 “bloodies” in the space of a couple minutes.

In Reece’s defence, NRL supremo Peter V’landys has previously called Walsh “bloody good-looking” and coach Michael Maguire has previously said it is “bloody magnificent” having Walsh at the club.

Too bloody right.

Perhaps Walsh’s most eyebrow-raising comment came when he was asked by Nathan Hindmarsh to explain the incident between Cleary and Ezra Mam.

Cleary and Panthers forward Liam Martin were at risk of being sent to the sin bin as tensions boiled over in the second half.

Mam tackled Cleary in the air after the Panthers star kicked the ball, and Cleary wasn’t happy, giving Mam a love tap with his hand.

Mam responded by shoving Cleary and Liam Martin came running in across the field, sparking a mini melee.

Walsh responded to the question by saying: “I thought Nath threw the first punch.

“It’s good to see Nath’s got a bit of dog in him.”

While Walsh too centre stage, it was Reynolds who proved the real hero.

The former South Sydney premiership-winner said was happy to crack jokes when speaking with Fox League when asked about Walsh.

“It (his hamstring) felt fine running around and in general play kicking,” he said.

“I just thought the goal kicks, Reece’s been hitting them sweet the last few weeks.

“After that one (the conversion Walsh missed), I don’t think he wanted the one after, so I was more than happy to put my hand up and have a crack.”

It was another fairy tale ending for the Broncos in what is proving to be one of the most bonkers finals series campaigns in recent memory.

The only thing missing is the Provan-Summons Trophy they hope to claim against the Storm at Accor Stadium on Sunday.