Chris Walker (rugby league)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Chris Walker | |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 6 lb) | |
| Nickname(s) | Walks | |
| School(s) | St Mary's School, Toowoomba | |
| Relatives | Ben Walker (brother) Shane Walker (brother) |
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| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Full-Back | |
| Current club | Gold Coast Titans | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Valleys (Toowoomba) | ||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| 1996 |  Australian Schoolboys |
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| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1999–2002 2003 2003–2005 2006 2007– |
 Brisbane Broncos South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters Melbourne Storm Gold Coast TitansTotal |
67 (160) (4) (192) 7 (10) 5 (14) 126 (366) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2001–2002 |  Queensland |
6 (16) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Chris Walker (born in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league footballer. His favoured positions are wing, centre and fullback because of his lightning speed. He has now played with 5 different National Rugby League teams. Chris is the younger brother of fellow professional rugby league players Shane Walker and Ben Walker. At one point in the late 1990s all three brothers were playing together for the Brisbane Broncos.
His long-time girlfriend was Australian actress Kate Ritchie, however the couple broke up in August, 2006.
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[edit] Career highlights
Walker has played for the Brisbane Broncos, the Melbourne Storm, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters, as well as Queensland in all 6 State of Origin matches in 2001 and 2002. Walker scored in all three games of the 2001 State of Origin series. Also, along with Lote Tuqiri and Darren Lockyer, he was the top try-scorer for the Broncos in the 2002 season.
In August, 2006, Walker was dropped by Melbourne Storm and was not picked up by any other NRL club. Then in November it was announced that he had been given a trial with the Gold Coast Titans. In early March 2007 after a series of strong performances in pre-season trial matches with the Titans, Walker signed a one-year deal with the Gold Coast club. In the first NRL premiership game for the new club Walker scored two tries, but then broke a bone in his hand early in the second half.
[edit] Controversy
Walker has a reputation as a "bad boy" of rugby league.[1]
In 2004 Walker was involved in a drunken altercation with police outside a Fortitude Valley nightclub. Police used capsicum spray to subdue him, and charged him with assaulting police, obstructing police and being a public nuisance.[2] The Roosters club fined the winger and placed him on an alcohol ban for the rest of the season.[3]
In April, 2007, while sidelined with injury, Walker was reported to have been ejected from a bar after for "bad behaviour"[4]. The Gold Coast Titans suspended him as a result and it was later revealed that Walker had been suffering from alcoholism and an anxiety disorder.[5] After a period of rehabilitation and several games in the Queensland Cup, Walker returned to the NRL in Round 19 against the Bulldogs. [6]
[edit] 2008
Walker suffered a season-ending ruptured Achilles tendon for the second time in five months.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Walker_%28rugby_league_footballer%29&action=edit§ion=2 The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 April, 2007. Story: "Walker suspended over bar incident"
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 3 May, 2004. Story: "Walker suspended over police incident"
- ^ ABC Sport, 3 May, 2004. Story: "Walker cops fine, booze ban after Brisbane arrest"
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21576063-5001023,00.html The Daily Telegraph, 18 April, 2007. Story: "Walker in strife again"
- ^ http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21581337-23214,00.html Fox Sports, 19 April, 2007. Story: "Titans fear for Walker"
- ^ "Walker's time to prove himself", Fox Sports Australia, 2007-07-24. Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
- ^ Walker snaps Achilles again. Fox Sports (2008-03-15). Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
[edit] External links
- Chris Walker at the State of Origin official website.
- Chris Walker at the Former Origin Greats website.
- Walker could make Origin III
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