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Ray Walker (Australian rules footballer)

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Australian rules footballer
Ray Walker
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-12-18) 18 December 1941 (age 83)
Original team(s) Braybrook (FDFL)
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Back pocket
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1959–1965 Footscray 73 (1)
1965–1968 Burnie
1969–1970 Penguin
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ray Walker (born 18 December 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Walker played with Footscray as a back pocket. He was an excellent mark with a good football brain.

Walker played 72 games for Footscray (1959–65), won the Walker won Footscray's 1963 best and fairest award and was selected to represent Victoria.

In 1966 Walker moved to Tasmania to pursue coaching. He was a premiership captain coach during his six years in Tasmania.

From 1972 to 1987 Walker worked as a commentator for Channel 9 and on ABC Radio.

His football credentials include five years (1981–85) as a VFL state selector and three years as chairman of selectors for the Footscray Football Club. Walker was awarded life membership of the club in 1999.

Walker is a current Bulldogs hall of fame selector.

Walker is the uncle of current AFL Women's (AFLW) player Lauren Arnell

References

  1. "Historic women's match makes Lauren Arnell's football dream a reality". Western Bulldogs. Bigpond. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

External links

Charles Sutton Medal · Western Bulldogs best and fairest winners
Tasmanian team – 1966 Interstate Carnival
Victoria (VFL) 26.24 (180) defeated Tasmania 11.13 (104), at North Hobart Oval, 9 June 1966, crowd: 20,047
Tasmania 19.27 (141) defeated Victoria (VFA) 7.11 (53), at North Hobart Oval, 11 June 1966, crowd: 23,764
Western Australia 17.13 (115) defeated Tasmania 16.10 (106), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199
South Australia 14.7 (91) defeated Tasmania 9.13 (67), at North Hobart Oval, 18 June 1966, crowd: 23,368
Coach: Leo


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