The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town. Michael Maguire drove it in on Sunday, through Canberra and right on past the gates of GIO Stadium.

Reece Walsh might as well have hopped behind the wheel for the return trip 27 minutes before full-time, given what happened in the subsequent 10 minutes.

When you headbutt Hudson Young and flip the bird at the home fans, you deserve to sit in the bus bin and watch as Kaeo Weekes runs 100 metres and scores, and greet Pat Carrigan as he climbs aboard the bus bin too, and maybe even curse Ethan Strange as he looked to have killed the game for an 11-man Broncos outfit.

But then Walsh is back on the field, and Reece Lightning becomes Reece Frightening. His next 10 minutes might be the best of his career. He inspires three tries in six minutes and 28-12 with 14 minutes to go, turns into 28-26 with five to go. And they say nothing fun ever happens in Canberra.

The blockbuster was supposed to happen next Sunday between Canterbury and Penrith at Accor Stadium. The brawl was supposed to have happened on

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