Past Andrew Walker

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

Chalk him down as another player ruined by Mick Malthouse.

How does somebody even come to this conclusion?

 

[Neese]

I'm right here......

I didn't say fossilized and delusional

 

[thylacine60]

 

[Neese]

Chalk him down as another player ruined by Mick Malthouse.

No

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

His eloquence, his general babesqueness

He's the only reason I bought that Men for all Seasons calendar a few years ago. WOwwwweeeee

 

[thylacine60]

same

 

[Big Sim is Back]

He's the only reason I bought that Men for all Seasons calendar a few years ago. WOwwwweeeee

Hubba hubba!

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

aruuuuuugaaahhh

 

[Jatz]

aruuuuuugaaahhh

Sorry, again in English (or any language really)? Even google can't translate that...

 

[Jabba73]

There's a spare seat next to me.

For which one of them?

 

[nike1]

appreciate your efforts for carlton skywalker.

should have won mark of the year.
go out with a bang against st kilda... perhaps one more mark of the year?.

wonder if he'll stick around the club, coach etc?

 

[Jabba73]

Official mark of the year 2011 - 67,000 views

Walkers mark 2011 - 3.2 million

The tribe has spoken

 

[Aphrodite]

For which one of them?

Thy & HBF.

2 spare seats actually.

 

[thylacine60]

A-Chick still not sure why she ends up alone at the G. Moderator's lament............

 

[thylacine60]

Official mark of the year 2011 - 67,000 views

Walkers mark 2011 - 3.2 million

The tribe has spoken

Even the USA didn't know what to do with it. They just knew it was awesome, dude.

 

[ajb72]

Taping it on Foxtel IQ, old habits

whack it in the old JVC.....

 

[Aphrodite]

A-Chick still not sure why she ends up alone at the G. Moderator's lament............

10 of us sit together but there are 2 spare seats next to me.

 

[Jabba73]

Even the USA didn't know what to do with it. They just knew it was awesome, dude.

Yep, made many, many highlight packages across a range of sports and non sport related programs.

Seems the world has voted differently to the judging panel.

 

[thylacine60]

Regarding his "catch" in Adelaide in 2013 over Sam Shaw:

"It's like an outfielder climbing a wall to rob a home run, but the wall is a person who is also trying to catch the baseball and the wall is trying to tackle you and dump you on your head," was how Walker's efforts were described.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/andrew-walkers-catch-goes-global/story-e6frf9jf-1226593926216

 

[Neese]

Sorry, again in English (or any language really)? Even google can't translate that...
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Pffft you have to say it out loud.
I knew exactly what she meant

 

[Keyza]

Sad to see him retire too early.
Andrew has been a very loyal and good servant to the club.
I saw his first game, saw his mark and will be there on Sunday for his last.

 

[RossFC]

Just wanted to pop in and say well done to Walker on his career. Always respected his endeavour on the field, A great club man.

Probs one of my father's (who is a Carlton supporter) favourite players on the current list. Looked very good when he was up and about.

 

[Wickzki]

Chalk him down as another player ruined by Mick Malthouse.

I'm not a Malthouse apologist but **** off.

Unless the 'Malthouse' is a newly discovered part of the human anatomy then this is about as wrong as it gets.

Andrew was always equal parts athlete and skillful footballer. In fact, some would argue he relied on his athleticism to mask some of his deficiencies in the skills department. This is something he was able to do for the bulk of his career. Once the former deteriorated because of a failing body his days were always going to be numbered.

You can appreciate the player without ragging on Malthouse. Malthouse didn't break him. He had already accumulated a lot of injuries by the time Malthouse came on board.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Saw him light up AAMI stadium, 2010/2011, off the back flank, must have had it 35 times.....utterly blitzed.

Had that year when he kicked 50 goals, won a couple of his own boot, then next year, down back.

Couple of years ruined with injury, came back a mature player capable of playing both ends.

Shining light during the dark days.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

I'm not a Malthouse apologist but **** off.

Unless the 'Malthouse' is a newly discovered part of the human anatomy then this is about as wrong as it gets.

Andrew was always equal parts athlete and skillful footballer. In fact, some would argue he relied on his athleticism to mask some of his deficiencies in the skills department. This is something he was able to do for the bulk of his career. Once the former deteriorated because of a failing body his days were always going to be numbered.

You can appreciate the player without ragging on Malthouse. Malthouse didn't break him. He had already accumulated a lot of injuries by the time Malthouse came on board.

If he was played as a forward, Andrew would have been seen as a very good medium sized fwd. He thrived playing fwd and so did the team. Like Henderson, MM ruined the players confidence by playing him in a position he was less suited to and he as an individual and the team were lesser for it.