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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3488951, member: 1899"] I was so desperate for the Broncos to sign a halfback that I was over the moon when the club signed Wallace. Granted, it was largely based on two plays (1) THAT field goal (2) A conversion from the sideline when the referee refused his request to abort the shot at goal. A halfback and a goal-kicker? Sold! I didn't realise just how vital he was before that 2008 season. In 2007 the Broncos really struggled for shape unless Lockyer was involved. Locky couldn't be everywhere, so often the defence would just follow Lockyer around so on set starts the Broncos would really struggle for points. When Wallace came in, suddenly it unlocked the left-side and it made players like Karmichael Hunt more lethal because he could do that second man play on both fringes. If it didn't work down the left, you've now got space on the right for Hodges & Kemp. If nothing else he helped make the Broncos a more exciting side. Finally they could promote the football, so despite finishing 5th and being kno- I won't even go there - it's still largely considered one of the Broncos better non-premiership years by fans. Wallace was one of the best halfbacks in the competition until that 2009 Origin series. Going through that experience dented his confidence and it took 18 months for him to re-discover just how good he can be on a consistent basis. Brisbane had one of their best regular seasons in 2011 and a lot of that came down to how well both he and Lockyer got the team around the park. In the clutch, you could always trust Wallace to hold his nerve and that's what fans admired about him. Fans never really forgave him for that 18 month patch where he was struggling for consistensy. He actually started 2012 well and was a big reason why the Broncos were one of the form teams in the competition. As time wore on, teams cottoned onto the Broncos style of play and both parties just needed a change. As it happened, the Panthers made an equiry about Wallace and made it clear they wanted him to be their #7 after missing out on JT. The club actually refused to let him go, so he missed out on that contract until they had a change of heart and let him go. The Broncos really did him dirty, which was unfair on him since he was such a good servant for the club. I think he went out on a high at the club. In what was virtually a dead rubber I believe he put in a trademark cross-field kick that found grass and wouldn't you know it - Corey Oates was there. I'm pretty sure that was Wallace and it felt like a passing of the torch in what was a gutsy win by the Broncos. [/QUOTE]

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