Josh Walker (Australian footballer)

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Josh Walker
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Walker in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Josh Walker
Nickname(s) Walks, Plugs
Date of birth (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 30)
Original team(s) Lara (GFL)
Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 23, 2011 Rookie Draft, Geelong
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s) Key Defender [1]
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2012–2015 Geelong 33 (35)
2016–2019 Brisbane Lions 52 (34)
2020–2022 North Melbourne 54 (6)
Total139 (75)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 23 2022.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Josh Walker (born 12 November 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who has played for the Geelong Football Club, Brisbane Lions and the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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AFL career

Walker was recruited by Geelong in the 2011 rookie draft with pick 23. He made his debut in round 16, 2012, against Collingwood at the MCG. He is the grandson of Geelong premiership player Peter Walker. [2] A strong-marking ruck/forward who found his place in the team limited behind Tom Hawkins and James Podsiadly. Once Podsiadly left for Adelaide he was selected as the second tall forward, he managed 33 games and 35 goals in four seasons. [3]

He was traded to Brisbane in the 2015 trade period. [3] After four years at the Lions, he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season [4] at which time he accepted an offer to play for North Melbourne. In 2020, Walker signed a contract extension to play for North until the end of 2021. [5] After a strong 2021 season, Walker signed another one-year extension with the Kangaroos, extending his contract until at least the end of the 2022 season. [6] Walker mostly played as a defender for North and was a regular starting player during his time at the club where he was known as a strong intercept marker. Shortly after the 2022 season, Walker was advised by the Kangaroos that he wouldn’t be offered a contract by the club for 2023. [7] Walker subsequently announced his retirement from the AFL in December 2022 after a career of 139 Games in the league. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Josh Walker". Brisbane Lions. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "AFL draft prospect Josh Walker hoping to walk in his grandad's footsteps". Geelong Advertiser. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 Ryan, Peter (19 October 2015). "Cats head off to the Lions for future pick". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lions make further list changes".
  5. ↑ "Walker triggers extension".
  6. ↑ "Josh Walker re-signs".
  7. ↑ Kalinic, Dejan (16 October 2022). "Former Hawks midfielder among four Kangaroos axed". AFL Media.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Former Roos defender announces retirement".


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