Quote: Gerry Mander "What was the first reaction when you read the name.
Yes please or I just hope he's not another Hohaia?'"
He is not another Hohaia because Walsh is a halfback, not a hooker, not a full back but your bog standard NRL half back. This may not seem like a good thing but Dobson and Dureau were not even that and are now the best two number 7's in the league.
I would hope more that he was not a Seymour or Sherwin or Tim Smith who were also better in the NRL but failed in Super League. In the end, the style of play is different in the NRL, so you cannot be sure he will be a success but he is a pretty good bet.