‘Horrific’: Reece Walsh conversion attempt is an all-time shocker

The NRL has a new entry for its blooper reel after a Reece Walsh conversion attempt went about as wrong as it possibly could.

Can we take that again? Photo: Fox Sports

The goalkicking hall of shame has a brand new entry as New Zealand Warriors Reece Walsh had an absolute shocker against the Newcastle Knights.

The Warriors were on fire early, slicing through the hapless Knights like they were Swiss cheese, scoring twice in the blink of an eye.

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The second try through Viliami Vailea was out on the right side of the field near the sideline, which appeared be the preferred foot for the left footed Walsh with the swing.

The young Queenslander went all the way through his process but at the point of kicking the ball, he slipped.

But unlike Storm legend Cameron Smith, who slipped and still potted a sideline conversion in 2016 and became a clip that makes any goalkicking highlight reel, Walsh made an absolute meal of it.

“Oh, that’s a horrific moment for Walsh, at least he can smile about it,” Fox League’s Andrew Voss said.

“If there’s a worse kick than that this year I’ll be very surprised. Did he even make contact with the ball? NASA, we’ve got a massive problem, a failure to take off. Abort, abort.”

Now this is where it started to go wrong. Photo: Fox Sports

That didn't go as planned. Photo: Fox Sports

The ball rolled just 15m before one of the Warriors players picked the ball up.

Former Broncos goalkicker Corey Parker said he’d warned the players as the Moreton Daily Stadium in Redcliffe “is extremely soft under foot”.

But as per usual, social media was quick to make fun.

AAP’s Scott Bailey tweeted: “Reece Walsh with a tremendous impersonation of the Knights’ season there.”

All time howler from Reece Walsh there. Beautiful stuff #NRLWarriorsKnightspic.twitter.com/ABayU0zVH3

— Christopher Reive (@ChrisReive) May 28, 2022

Reece Walsh 🤣🤣🤣@NZWarriors#nrlwarriorsknights@FOXNRL#Goldpic.twitter.com/NJMC2nARPU

— Bernie Coen (@berniecoen) May 28, 2022

But despite the strong start which saw the Warriors looking at a cricket score against the Knights, mistakes brought Newcastle back into the game.

Two kicks out on the full in play and one from a kick-off helped Newcastle build some territory and possession and build their way back into the game.

After 30 minutes, it was 12-12 after the Warriors took their foot off the accelerator and allowed the Knights straight back into the match.