Ray Walker
Footscray
AFL career
72 games1 goals
- Debut
- R17 1959 v COL22 Aug 1959
- Most recent
- R3 1965 v ESS1 May 1965
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Bio
Ray Walker was a clever and highly skilled back pocket who made a lasting impression at Footscray despite a relatively brief VFL tenure. Recruited from local club Braybrook, he was renowned for his football intelligence and exceptional overhead marking ability for a player of his size. Walker peaked during the 1963 season, where his consistency in the defensive 50 saw him win the Charles Sutton Medal and earn selection for Victoria. Surprisingly, he walked away from the VFL at just 24 years of age to pursue a captain-coaching career with Burnie in Tasmania, where he enjoyed immediate premiership success. He later returned to the Western Oval as a chairman of selectors and media commentator, remaining a heavily involved figure at the club for decades.
Profile
- Born
- 18 Dec 1941 (age 84y 307d)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
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Bio
1 revisionRay Walker was a clever and highly skilled back pocket who made a lasting impression at Footscray despite a relatively brief VFL tenure. Recruited from local club Braybrook, he was renowned for his football intelligence and exceptional overhead marking ability for a player of his size. Walker peaked during the 1963 season, where his consistency in the defensive 50 saw him win the Charles Sutton Medal and earn selection for Victoria. Surprisingly, he walked away from the VFL at just 24 years of age to pursue a captain-coaching career with Burnie in Tasmania, where he enjoyed immediate premiership success. He later returned to the Western Oval as a chairman of selectors and media commentator, remaining a heavily involved figure at the club for decades.