Minutes after helping put Melbourne Rebels to the sword, Queensland Reds flanker Liam Gill confirmed his interest in joining them next season is "real" and is set to make a decision on his future in the next two weeks.

Gill was one of Queensland's best in their sizzling bonus-point win over the Rebels in Brisbane on Friday night - just the third win this year for the embattled Reds. The 22-year-old ball poacher was as relentless at every breakdown as he has been all season long, but confirmed to Fox Sports post-match that reports linking him to a possible move to Melbourne from next season are accurate.

"It's a real thing," Gill said. "I've got a lot of decisions to make in the next week or two. It's a decision I'm going to have to sit down and think what's best for my football moving forward."

Liam Gil (R) would be a huge loss for the Reds should he decide to head south © Getty Images

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The Reds, who finally made good on six months of promises that their game plan would click with an outstanding all-round performance, will be desperate to keep him. It was the work of Gill and the rest of Queensland's forward pack that laid the foundation for their star-studded backline, which ran riot in a five-try second half.

Coach Richard Graham remains hopeful the Melbourne-born, Adelaide-raise flanker will stay put.

"Certainly he's important to the organisation," Graham said. "I think he's stated a couple of times he wants to stay with the Reds. I've said all season I think he's the best seven, for his all-round game. His work in the tight there is excellent - that pick-and-go stuff, nobody in the country does it better than him."

That said, Gill's form may not be enough to earn a World Cup berth. Just about every other country would be able to find room in their best 15 for Gill but David Pocock and Michael Hooper are ranked ahead of him in the Wallabies' pecking order and will be difficult to overthrow. It's exactly the type of headache Wallabies coach Michael Cheika would want at this time of year.

"(Cheika) has just told me to focus on my game, what I do well and what I can still develop on," Gill said. "An unsuccessful team really does damage your chancres, but if you can stand up and show character and show you've got the leadership and drive to help the team turn it around, that's all you can do."