Lee Walker
Collingwood
AFL career
16 games13 goals
- Debut
- R1 1995 v CAR2 Apr 1995
- Most recent
- R1 1997 v PAD29 Mar 1997
Stats
1997 | COL | 1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 30 |
1996 | COL | 8 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 49 |
1995 | COL | 7 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 39 |
Bio
A tale of immense potential cruelled by recurring injury, Lee Walker was a highly touted Western Australian junior who was originally taken by West Coast with a top-20 draft pick. Despite never playing a senior game for the Eagles due to early knee setbacks, his talent was so highly regarded that Collingwood traded the prestigious pick 12 to bring him to Victoria Park in 1995. A mobile, 197cm key forward with a strong pair of hands, Walker immediately showed flashes of his quality, notably participating in the famous inaugural Anzac Day draw against Essendon in just his fourth game. However, his body repeatedly failed him; he endured four knee reconstructions over the course of his career, limiting him to just 16 games across seven years on AFL lists. Although he was delisted and courageously re-drafted by the Magpies in a final attempt to return to the field, Walker is largely remembered as a "what could have been" player who possessed the ability to be a star but was denied the longevity to prove it.
Profile
- Born
- 07 Feb 1973 (age 53y 256d)
- Height
- 197 cm
- Weight
- 97 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA tale of immense potential cruelled by recurring injury, Lee Walker was a highly touted Western Australian junior who was originally taken by West Coast with a top-20 draft pick. Despite never playing a senior game for the Eagles due to early knee setbacks, his talent was so highly regarded that Collingwood traded the prestigious pick 12 to bring him to Victoria Park in 1995. A mobile, 197cm key forward with a strong pair of hands, Walker immediately showed flashes of his quality, notably participating in the famous inaugural Anzac Day draw against Essendon in just his fourth game. However, his body repeatedly failed him; he endured four knee reconstructions over the course of his career, limiting him to just 16 games across seven years on AFL lists. Although he was delisted and courageously re-drafted by the Magpies in a final attempt to return to the field, Walker is largely remembered as a "what could have been" player who possessed the ability to be a star but was denied the longevity to prove it.