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NEWS: 19 possessions and 10 grabs on Grima | Walker added 2 tackles and kicked 3.1. | |||
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NEWS: Walker has signed a new 3 year deal with the Adelaide Crows, to keep him in South Australia until at least the end of the 2015 season. Walker said Monday "I wasn't sure where I was at, so wanted to see what the new coach was like. I'm really happy with 'Sando', I've got a really good relationship with him - every week he gives me a lot of confidence going out to play." | ||||
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NEWS: Kicked 2.3 from 17 disposals on Gwilt | Walker also had 6 grabs. | |||
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NEWS: Walker returned to the field in Round 10 after serving his 2 match suspension for engaging in rough conduct. He kicked 4 goals and was very influential up forward for the Crows. Walker recently said "It was very disappointing to hear the news, but at the end of the day you have to lick your wounds and serve the suspension. So I did that and just tried to work as hard as I possibly could off-field and keep my fitness levels up because it was really important for me to come back and play at the level where I had left off." | ||||
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NEWS: 4.1 from 14 possessions and 2 tackles on Dawson... also 6 marks | ||||
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NEWS: The Match Review Panel has charged Walker with a level two offence for 'engaging in rough conduct'. Walker risks a 3 match suspension if he decides to challenge the offer and does not succeed. The incident involved a tackle on Geelong defender Harry Taylor in the first quarter at AAMI Stadium on Saturday. | ||||
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NEWS: Booted 3.1 from 16 possessions and 7 grabs on Lonergan... also 4 tackles | ||||
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NEWS: Walker is now leading the Coleman Medal with 20 goals after 6 Rounds of football. The Adelaide Crows are certainly up and about and with Kurt Tippett also in very good form this season, Taylor Walker has been able to take his game to a new level. Walker said after the game "Consistency is one of the biggest things I've always had to work on. I've just got to keep to a couple of simple points, work to win my work-rate and get to as many contests as I can because I'm pretty confident I can win my fair share." | ||||
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NEWS: First goal... 5.0 from 12 possessions and 7 grabs on Richards | Walker also had 3 frees against. | |||
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NEWS: In Round 5 against Port Adelaide most were of the opinion Walker was going to face time on the sidelines after it looked like he slid into the contest and hit Jacob Surjan from Port Adelaide. It was later revealed by the match review panel that based on a Port Adelaide medical report and an assessment of the incident, he is free to play in Round 6 with only a fine and loss of points. | ||||
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NEWS: 6.1 from 9 grabs and 17 possessions on Chaplin including three in a row in Q2. Slid in with his knees in Q3 and caught Surjan which is all the rage at the tribunal at the moment. | Walker also had 2 tackles. | |||
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NEWS: Mohr on him... 1.5 from 18 possessions and 2 tackles | Walker also had 3 marks. | |||
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NEWS: Walker finished with 4 possessions in Round 3 against Hawthorn. Adelaide Crows assistant coach Mark Bickley said "That was clearly unacceptable from Taylor, and he's well aware of that and he's very disappointed with it. That performance that he put up was far from being what's expected of him. He understands he needs to respond really strongly this week." Even if Walker were to perform in Round 4, it is a big step down in class against Greater Western Sydney. | ||||
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NEWS: Kicked 0.2 from 4 possessions and 3 grabs on Gibson | ||||
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NEWS: 3.4 from 6 grabs and 16 touches on Markovic... also 2 tackles | ||||