DOB: 12 September 1948
Died: 28 September 2016
Debut: Round 12, 1967 against North Melbourne at MCG
Last Game: Round 22, 1972 against Fitzroy at MCG
From: Friends School Hobart
Number: 46 (1967), 1 (1968-1972)
Honours:
1971 Night Series winner
Games: 85
Goals: 23
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 26 | 1 | 58 | 30.58 |
Statistical categories led:
Most free kicks against in a game : 12 - Round 11, 1969
As a student Walker worked at the MCG as a maintenance man and scoreboard operator and spent winter playing football and summer cricket.
He missed the first three weeks of 1970 while recovering from shoulder and groin injuries, but recovered to play 19 games for the year.
A Western Australian club tried to sign him for 1972, using the lure of better cricketing opportunities in the West to try and recruit him. He stayed put, but eventually Walker's summer pursuits won out anyway. He made his test debut in 1972, shortly after giving up his football career. Melbourne retained him on their senior list in 1973 but couldn't entice him back to play. Oakleigh also tried to sign him as a part-time player for that season but to no avail.
He went on to play 38 tests and 29 one day matches for Australia before moving into the media and becoming a successful author.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
| 1967 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
| 1969 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Lists
Famous for other things
Interstate recruits
Number 1 ticketholder
Media
Age - 25/02/1970
Inside Football - 25/09/1971
Inside Football - 19/05/1973
Age 24/09/2003
Links
Wikipedia profile