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Ben Walker
Personal information
Full nameBen Walker
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–2000 Brisbane Broncos 71 13 95 0 242
2001 Northern Eagles 26 18 103 1 279
2002 Leeds Rhinos 24 8 100 0 232
2003 Manly-Warringah 16 5 59 0 138
2005–2006 South Sydney Rabbitohs 21 5 43 3 109
Total 158 49 400 4 1000
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993 Australian Schoolboys

Ben Walker (born 13 September 1976 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is a former professional rugby league player in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He primarily played at five-eighth and halfback. Walker played for Brisbane Broncos, Northern Eagles, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and South Sydney Rabbitohs as well as Leeds Rhinos in the UK Super League.

Walker is the eldest of a trio of footballing brothers (Shane Walker and Chris Walker) who all began their careers with the Brisbane Broncos. Ben Walker later joined his brother Shane at the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[1]

Career highlights

  • First Grade Debut: 1995 - Round 13, Broncos vs Parramatta Eels at Parramatta Stadium, 25 June
  • Premierships: Member of the 1997 Broncos Premiership (Super League) winning team
  • Top Points Scorer: 2001, Dally M Award for Top Points Scorer - 279 points with the Northern Eagles (17 tries, 102 goals, 1 field goal)[2]

Records

Playing for the Northern Eagles in 2001, Walker was the competition's leading point scorer with 279 points. This stands as the most ever points scored by a five-eighth in a single National Rugby League season.

Walker was the first player in the NRL to score during golden point (extra-time). Walker kicked a penalty goal for Manly against Parramatta at Brookvale Oval on 18 May, 2003.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Rabbitohs sign Ben Walker". ABC News. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2007-11-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Factbox on Northern Eagles five-eight Ben Walker". AAP Sports News (Australia). 2001-08-29. Retrieved 2007-11-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |Format= ignored (|format= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Broncos farewell QEII in style, Manly win golden point thriller". ABC News. 2003-05-18. Retrieved 2007-11-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)