Hard-luck story Billy Walters has admitted he feared he would feel jealous if Brisbane won the NRL grand final while he watched from the casualty ward.

But the injured playmaker says being brought on stage by Adam Reynolds to lift the trophy meant “10 times more” than a premiership ring ever could have — even if he still had mixed feelings after dad Kevin was sacked by the Broncos last year.

In career-best form, 31-year-old Walters had his finals campaign cruelly cut short by an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered in the qualifying final win over Canberra.

It left Walters unable to atone for the heartbreak of the 2023 grand final loss as his teammates came from behind for a 26-22 win in Sunday night’s decider against Melbourne.

The near-miss might have left some to feel bitter

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