Ben Walker
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Born | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | 13 September 1976||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Walker (born 13 September 1976) is an Australian former professional
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the South Sydney Rabbitohs, as well as in the Super League for the London Broncos[2] and Leeds Rhinos
.
Background
Walker was born in
Australian Schoolboys team.[3]
Playing career
Walker, along with his brothers,
1997 Super League Grand Final
from the interchange bench.
In the
Sydney City Roosters but missed out on selection for the grand final team which defeated Canterbury-Bankstown at the Sydney Football Stadium
.
In the 2000 NRL season, Walker was limited to only 11 games for Brisbane and missed out on playing in the club's premiership victory over the Sydney Roosters at Stadium Australia.
Playing for the
Top Points Scorer. Walker had kicked 102 of his 125 shots on goal, a percentage of 82.40 for the season. This stands as the most ever points scored by a five-eighth in a single National Rugby League season. Walker's 279 points is also the most points ever scored for the short lived Northern Eagles (2000–02) and the most points in a season by an Eagles player. Even though he only played for the Eagles in 2001, Walker's 279 points for the season remains the club record (The Northern Eagles played from 2000 to 2002). The next highest scorer for the club is Brendon Reeves
who scored 130 points (30 tries, 5/10 goals) in 66 games from 2000 to 2002.
Walker was the first player in the
NRL to score during golden point (extra-time). He kicked a penalty goal for Manly against Parramatta at Brookvale Oval on 18 May 2003.[5]
Walker later joined his brother Shane at South Sydney.[6]
Walker spent two years at Souths and his last in the 2006 NRL season saw the club finish last on the table and claim the wooden spoon.[7]
Post playing
He resides in Toowoomba and is a real estate agent.[8]
References
- ^ "Ben Walker – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Ben Walker profile Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine at leedsrugby
- ^ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Factbox on Northern Eagles five-eight Ben Walker". AAP Sports News (Australia). 29 August 2001. Archived from the original (fee required) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
- ^ "Broncos farewell QEII in style, Manly win golden point thriller". Australia: ABC News. 18 May 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
- ^ "Rabbitohs sign Ben Walker". Australia: ABC News. 18 April 2005. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
- ^ "The worst teams in NRL history". Sporting News. 28 June 2016.
- ^ Round 1 Queensland Intrust Super Cup Preview Archived 3 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 18 March 2011
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Ben Walker at NRL Stats
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at leedsrugby