Andrew Walker (footballer)
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Walker at a JLT Community Series match in March 2017
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| Full name | Andrew Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Echuca, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 2 (PP), 2003 National Draft, Carlton | ||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Defender | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004–2016 | Carlton | 202 (139) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Andrew Walker (born 18 May 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Andrew has Indigenous Australian heritage and his tribal ancestry can be traced to the Yorta Yorta.
He played his early career in country football and represented Bendigo in the TAC Cup before catching the eye of talent scouts.
He was educated at St Joseph's College Echuca and Caulfield Grammar School and graduated in 2004.
Walker was taken with Carlton's priority draft pick, the second pick overall, in the 2003 National Draft. Walker was Carlton's only high draft pick in either 2002 or 2003, as the club was stripped of its early selections in those drafts due to salary cap breaches. He was given Carlton champion Stephen Silvagni's guernsey number 1 after its two-year retirement. Andrew was a bottom-aged player in the 2003 Draft, and studied Year 12 – Victorian Certificate of Education – during his debut year, at Caulfield Grammar School.
Walker made his debut in Round 5, 2004 in Carlton's win over West Coast at Optus Oval, a performance that was considered one of the greatest debuts ever by a young player. In that game, he amassed 26 disposals, assisted three goals, and flew for what may well have been Mark of the Year had he held on to the ball. Walker earned a Rising Star Award nomination, and one Brownlow Medal vote, his career first, for that performance.
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