"The first thing Reece said to me when he came into the dressing room was that he was disappointed with a few of the options he took.That's a good sign from a young player," Broncos coach Kevin Walters said.
Walsh's self-reflection came after the Brisbane No.1 had five line-break assists, two line breaks, a try assist and a try in the 54-10 win over the Eels at the Gabba.
He also had four errors, most of them coming after the Broncos had opened up a big lead.
Brisbane led 42-0 at one stage but captain Adam Reynolds revealed the mindset Walsh and the rest of the team have this year.
"It could have been better and a bit more ruthless," Reynolds said.
"When you are up like that sometimes you can push the pass."
The Broncos, in second position on the NRL ladder and on track for a top-two finish, do not want any of their players to get carried away with themselves as a potential premiership looms into view.
Walsh is setting his own personal bar high and Walters had to admit the fullback's performance was "pretty good".
"I am not going to sit here and say it is not," Walters grinned.
"He did have a bit of a mixed game tonight Walshy but he is pretty electric at the back when he gets the ball.
"He had some really good moments but there are parts of his game that he has already reflected on where he should have taken better options.
"If we can get that even better it will make him even more dangerous."
There is an attitude at the Broncos this year of being ruthless, humble and hungry.
Walters reinforces it. He won five premierships at Brisbane as a player when that same ethos was in vogue.
The Broncos in the 1990s used to toy with teams when they got a big lead. It wasn't out of disrespect; it was because they were that good.
There was an aspect of that approach on display against the Eels on Friday but Walters was keen to stay humble and not put the boot into their opponents.
"We have got a team with good skill level but Parramatta were undermanned in a few positions so we are not going to get carried away," Walters said.
"There was some great footy but that doesn't surprise me.
"We will keep building. We have good momentum at the moment and we just need to make sure we keep that momentum."
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