Kevin Walters

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**Kevin Walters**
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Walters
Date of birth	October 20, 1967
Height	170cm
Weight	82kg
Position	Utility
Youth clubs
	Ipswich
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1985-86 1987-89 1990-01	Brisbane Norths Canberra Brisbane	? (?) 50 (36) 241 (260)
Representative teams
1989-99 1990-98 1997	Queensland Australia Queensland (Tri Series)	20 (12) 10 (4) 3 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Kevin Walters was a rugby league player from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He spent some time playing for the Canberra Raiders before moving to the Brisbane Broncos, where he played for the majority of his career. He captained the Brisbane Broncos to an NRL premiership in 2000. He has since coached the Toowoomba Clydsedales in the Queensland Cup competition and was assistant coach for the Brisbane Broncos.

1 Playing Career

[edit] Playing Career

[edit] Canberra Raiders

Kevin Walters followed his brother Steve Walters to the Canberra Raiders in 1987, a reserve in the clubs 1987 Grand Final and also 1989. He then went back to Brisbane to play for the

[edit] Brisbane Broncos

In 1990, Wally Lewis was the first choice Five-Eighth, but coach Wayne Bennett moved Lewis to lock and Walters to Five-Eighth. This was because of Walters darting runs and and deft passing. Walters helped win 1992 Grand Final which they won 10-6 over St George. 1992 was a great year for Walters, with a win in the Worl Club Challange against Wigan. Walters proved a great utility for the 1993 grand final. After solid performances through the years. At the end of 2000 he moved to Engalnd (at the request of Allan Langer, he decided it wasn't for him, so moved back to Australia playing his final season with the Broncos in 2001.

[edit] State for Queensland Maroons

He made his Queensland Maroons State of Origin debut in 1989, as a reserve. He wasn't a consisnt player for the Maroons, but was part of the winning 1998 State of Origin Team. In 1999, Walters captained the second State of Origin Match.

[edit] Country for Australia

Walters made selction for Australia in 1990, but did not get to play until the tour of PNG. In 1992, Walters threw the winning pass to Steve Renouf's try to win the game 10-6 in Australia's World Cup.

Preceded by Allan Langer 1992-1999	Captain Brisbane Broncos Rugby league 1999-2000	Succeeded by Gorden Tallis 2001-2004

Brisbane Broncos
The Club Representatives \| History \| Records \| Honours \| Players \| Venues
Seasons 1988 \| 1989 \| 1990 \| 1991 \| 1992 \| 1993 \| 1994 \| 1995 \| 1996 \| 1997 1998 \| 1999 \| 2000 \| 2001 \| 2002 \| 2003 \| 2004 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007
Stadiums Lang Park/Suncorp Stadium \| ANZ Stadium
Captains Wally Lewis (1988-1989) \| Gene Miles (1990-1991) \| Allan Langer (1992-1999) Kevin Walters (1999-2000) \| Gorden Tallis (2001-2004) \| Darren Lockyer (2005-present)
Coaches Wayne Bennett (1988-present)