Taylor Walker (footballer)
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Walker in April 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Taylor Walker | ||
| Nickname(s) | Tex | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | North Broken Hill (BHFL) NSW/ACT Rams (TAC Cup) |
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| Draft | No. 75 (NSW SP), 2007 National Draft, Adelaide | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2009, Adelaide vs. Collingwood, at MCG |
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| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key forward | ||
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| Current club | Adelaide | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009– | Adelaide | 130 (303) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Taylor Walker (born 25 April 1990) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a former NSW Scholarship player with the club, and was drafted with pick 75 in the 2007 National Draft. Walker has served as the captain of Adelaide since the 2015 season.
Walker attended Willyama High School in Broken Hill. His father, Wayne, was a prominent footballer in Broken Hill who played more than 350 games, and Walker soon followed in his footsteps. In 2006, Walker accepted a NSW Scholarship contract with Adelaide, at the age of 16. However, he continued to play for his senior local amateur league team, North Broken Hill, in the Broken Hill Football League, leading them to the 2007 Premiership with a seven-goal, best on ground performance, playing at centre half forward.
Walker spent his first year at the Crows playing for Norwood in the SANFL, kicking more than 50 goals in the 2008 season. He made his AFL debut in round 1 the next season, against Collingwood, and held his place in the side for the next 12 rounds. This included a five-goal performance against reigning premiership Hawthorn in round 10, which earned him an AFL Rising Star nomination. However, only three weeks later he was dropped from the senior side and played just one more match for the season, with coach Neil Craig wanting him to work on deficiencies in his game.
Walker returned to the side in 2010 and showed fluctuating form, showing glimpses of brilliance alongside some poor performances. He was dropped from the side on a number of occasions throughout the year, sparking rumours that he and head coach Neil Craig were not seeing eye to eye and that Craig was using Walker as a scapegoat for Adelaide's poor form throughout the year. Again, Walker was accused of not showing enough defensive pressure in the forward line. He finished with 35 goals for the season from 18 games, including two bags of 4 goals against Fremantle and then Geelong.
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