By Adrian Proszenko

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“He gets excited by progress, he gets passionate about conquering the game and conquering himself. When Reece gets a win on or off the field, that’s just motivation for him – that’s fuel to the fire.

“He loves getting better – that’s his trigger. If you can help him get better, both as a person and a player, he just wants more. Then it’s ‘What’s the next step? And the next step?’

“I’m driven exactly the same way … He’s like ‘what do we do now? What can we do today?’ He’s like a puppy dog that wants to go and run. Every conversation is such a great, genuine conversation.”

Walsh has always been precociously talented, capable of generating a raft of highlight-reel plays. He and Louder have worked on producing those as often as possible, while minimising the errors that have also been a feature of his game.

“Every incredible athlete, the real generational ones like him … they think ‘I’ve got to keep firing shots’,” Louder explained.