Furious Broncos investigating Reece Walsh punch video

The Brisbane Broncos are furious after Reece Walsh uploaded, then deleted a video to social media of him performing an ugly prank.

Reece Walsh has addressed damning social media footage which emerged of him punching a man to the ground.

The vision which reportedly left the Brisbane Broncos furious, was uploaded to Walsh’s own TikTok account before being taken down.

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The clip, which you can watch below, shows Walsh in a social setting wearing a boxing glove and punching a friend in the head in an apparent prank between mates.

Walsh later posted on Instagram: “Just to add context to the video recently posted - it was a joke with me best mate no one was harmed, boys being boys”, along with a face palm emoji.

His friend wrote in an Instagram story: “Everything was for a laugh and nothing more … We have mucked around like this our whole life.”

Broncos CEO Dave Donaghy is aware of the footage, while Walsh’s manager Nash Dawson told CODE Sports: “They’re best mates. It was supposed to be a joke.”

According to Code, the Broncos are “furious” over the footage, and Walsh’s decision to share it, especially in light of team’s struggling form on the field.

Reece Walah shared this video. Photo: TikTok.

He punched his friend in the head. Photo: TikTok.

On Wednesday morning the Broncos fullback spoke to the Today Show where he addressed the incident and admitted he’d gone too far.

“I was just having a laugh with my mate, obviously we don’t support violence and stuff like that but yeah it’s not a good look for myself,” Walsh said.

“We were all just trying to have a laugh and a good time with friends but obviously we don’t support violence and all those kind of things.

“There’s a really cool jersey coming out that we should be talking about and not letting this overshadow it.”

Walsh spoke with Broncos CEO Dave Donaghy on Tuesday night and said he made his feelings clear.

“He was a bit disappointed in the post,” he said.

Walsh added: “I feel like I could chose them (his actions) a lot better, I feel like I’m just having a laugh with my mate and obviously putting it on social media I know it’s really important to try and keep those things away and I probably went a bit too far.”

Reece Walsh will be questioned by furious Broncos officials.

Walsh was on the sideline at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday with his daughter as the Broncos lost 30-26 to the Dragons.

The star fullback launched his own YouTube channel on the weekend ReeceTV, which aims to give fans a glimpse into his off-field life.

Walsh, 22, is currently sidelined with a posterior cruciate ligament injury in his knee sustained during the round 7 game against the New Zealand Warriors.

The injury made him unavailable for selection in Queensland’s squad for the State of Origin opener, with Kalyn Ponga picked at fullback.

The Broncos have a bye this weekend and Walsh could make his return to NRL action in next weekend’s Round 13 game against Manly.

Brisbane sit ninth on the ladder with scrutiny on Michael Maguire’s coaching growing steadily throughout a relatively poor start to the season.

Veteran forward Martin Taupau was released from his contract last week after he endorsed social media criticism of Maguire’s coaching methods from a former NRL player who played under the Broncos coach.

Originally published as Furious Broncos investigating Reece Walsh punch video