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Rugby league legend and feared Origin hard man Mark 'Spudd' Carroll has revealed that he would target Queensland pretty boy Reece Walsh because of his 'flowing hair and painted fingernails'.
Walsh, 21, has emerged as one of the most exciting footballers in the NRL and has excelled for Queensland and the Broncos.
His talent, charisma and ability to attract a new demographic to the sport have made him arguably the biggest drawcard in the league.
The fullback will be targeted by the Blues in front of 80,000 rabid NSW fans at Accor Stadium on Wednesday night - and one of Origin's most feared enforcers ever admits he'd have loved to have got his hands on him due to his appearance.
Mark Carroll says that he would target Queensland pretty boy Reece Walsh (pictured) because of his 'flowing hair and painted fingernails'
Carroll (pictured) was one of the most feared forwards in Origin during the 1990s
'As an old dinosaur, seeing someone so beautiful as Walsh, with his flowing hair and painted fingernails, I'd love to get my hands on him,' Carroll told News Corp.
'His beautiful blue eyes would be spinning.'
Blues great Benny Elias also believes that the superstar should be buried whenever he has the ball.
'It's been a long time since we have hated a Queenslander, so why not this bloke, who is a lair?'said Elias.
'There's no better target than a bloke named Reece Walsh.
'We will physically obliterate this bloke from the first minute. Walsh is a superstar, no doubt, and he is loved by all those people north of the border.
'But the bombs will be high and when your eyes and hands are waiting for the ball, you're exposed. He will know about it.
'Walsh will be absolutely terrorised and it will be more physical than a couple of punches. He is a pretty boy and he's good for our game but we need to hate someone.'
Walsh, who is known to wear pink headgear and paint his nails, has drawn flak in the past from some fans for being 'cocky' and 'arrogant'.
Reece Walsh has copped criticism for wearing nail polish and pink headgear (pictured)
However, lots of other fans support Walsh and have shown photos of him painting his nails while bonding with his daughter Leila.
'She has been awesome for me. She calms me down,' Walsh said of his daughter.
'Not everything is about footy and a job. When I am in the [Broncos] facility I am the footy player.
'When I step out and see my little one and my family, I am Dad.
'It is pretty awesome. I am still so young but I feel if it wasn't for her I wouldn't be in this position. She is pretty awesome. I get emotional about it.'
The superstar's career was at a crossroads in 2021 when he was suspended for cocaine possession while playing for the New Zealand Warriors.
He returned to the Broncos last season to be closer to his daughter, who he says makes him a better man and player.
Walsh even got some tattoos on his arm and leg that are inspired by Leila.
'They represent my young daughter,' he said.
'I got her name on my arm, I got a clock for the time she was born and the tattoo on my leg is one of a lion and a lion cub.
'That represents me looking after my daughter, so that's what it means.
'I love being a dad.'
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