Tom Brady throws perfect spiral across a theatre to Australian rugby league star

• Reece Walsh is in his fourth pro season and second with the Brisbane Broncos 
• Welsh fullback Louis Rees-Zammit recently quit rugby union to pursue the NFL
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NFL legend Tom Brady showed no signs of rust when he threw a pass across a ballroom to rugby league star Reece Walsh. 

Brady’s speaking tour in Australia has been attended by some of the continent’s biggest names, particularly in sport. After UFC featherweight champion and former rugby player Alexander Volkanovski caught the first long pass from Brady in Melbourne, 21-year-old fullback Walsh caught one of his own in Brisbane. 

A clip shows Brady launching a piercingly accurate pass over a room full of tables before Walsh caught it with both hands. 

Instead of being stationary, Walsh – who was hailed as the ‘Tom Brady of Queensland‘ during the engagement – impressively made a run for the catch.

Walsh attended the event with his NRL team, the Brisbane Broncos, and shared snaps from the evening on his Instagram account. 

The team gifted Brady with a custom Broncos jersey while Walsh received an autographed football from the future Hall-of-Famer. 

Walsh is in his fourth season with in the Australian Rugby League after playing his first two with the New Zealand Warriors.

Brady’s appearance in rugby-crazed nation of Australia comes after 22-year-old prodigy Louis Rees-Zammit quit rugby union to transition into the NFL.

‘I can confirm that I will be joining the NFL’s International Player Pathway program in pursuit of earning a spot on an NFL roster in the United States for 2024,’ the Welshman wrote in a statement ahead of the Six Nations. 

On January 25, he began a 10-week camp in Florida, joining 15 other international hopefuls from the likes of track and field, basketball, and Gaelic football. Rees-Zammit entered the program as a running back and wide receiver, showcasing his one-handed catching ability on a clip posted by NFL UK.

‘I still can’t believe this is happening,’ he said. ‘I literally feel like a little kid. This has been something that’s been on my mind since I was a little boy.’

‘My dad played American football Europe while I was growing up and it’s been a dream of mine and I thought: “Why not do it now?”’ 

18 International Player Pathway alums are currently on an NFL roster.