Reece Walsh had an error-riddled night in the loss to the Eels, while Ezra Mam was quiet, but the star duo were back to their freakish best in the 60-14 rout of the Rabbitohs.
Walsh finished with four linebreak assists, four try assists and a try, while Mam ran for nearly 200 metres to go with two linebreaks and two tries.
Former Broncos coach Kevin Walters had no doubt the pair would bounce back after an off night against the Eels.
“Mam was quiet, but these sort of players don’t stay quiet for long,” Walters said.
“They get themselves back in the game and he has got a lot of talent Ezra.
“He’s so fast and I think he is playing a more physical game this year. He seems to be able to put more into his contact.
“He’s a quick player and likes to play short sides well. He is a great asset for the Broncos and when he gets in this sort of form, he is very hard to stop, him and Reece Walsh.
“They are like two bandits robbing the bank, they just keep going and they take as much money as they can get.
“That’s what they did tonight. They robbed the bank and took a lot of money home.”
Cooper Cronk thought Walsh showed the best and worst in his game against the Eels, but by underplaying his hand against Souths, he was able to do more for the team.
“He was rocks or diamonds last week and came up with a couple of plays that got his team back in it and almost won it, but then caused a lot of issues at the start of the second half and put his team under pressure,” Cronk said.
“But tonight he was much better. There were a couple of plays early on where he could have pulled the trigger and thrown the pass, but it showed the maturity and mindset that Reece Walsh was in during the second half.
“Every time he touched the ball he had space and time and when he gets on the edge, the skill and execution and footwork and he is the most dangerous player in the competition when he is good.”
However, Cronk believes there is still some issues the Broncos need to iron out, especially with Xavier Willison sidelined with a broken arm.
“The Broncos have these dynamic outside backs and they have great halves,” Cronk said.
“If their forward pack can throw some punches against the Storm, Panthers and Raiders, the Broncos have the attack to go and do some things.
“But it’s their defence and long game mentality that needs to improve.”
Walters believes the real test for the Broncos will be facing the Storm twice in the last five weeks of the regular season.
“We always knew they had the talent,” Walters said.
“That’s clearly always been there. But the big test will come in the next few weeks against the Storm.”
