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| Born | (1976-09-13)13 September 1976 (age 49) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Shane Walker (brother) Chris Walker (brother) Sam Walker (son) Katie Walker (sister-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben Walker (born 13 September 1976) is an Australian former professionalrugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Afive-eighth orhalfback, he played in Australia'sNational Rugby League for theBrisbane Broncos,Northern Eagles,Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs, as well as in theSuper League for theLondon Broncos[2] andLeeds Rhinos.
Walker was born inToowoomba in SouthernQueensland on 13 September 1976, and is the eldest of a trio of brothers who would all becomerugby league footballers. While attending St Mary's Christian Brothers College in Toowoomba in 1993, Walker was selected in theAustralian Schoolboys team.[3]
Walker, along with his brothers,Shane Walker andChris Walker, all began their careers with theBrisbane Broncos. His premiership début was in round 13 of the1995 ARL season against theParramatta Eels atParramatta Stadium on 25 June 1995. Walker was selected to play for theBrisbane Broncos in the1997 Super League Grand Final from the interchange bench.
In the1998 NRL season, Walker made 23 appearances for Brisbane and played in the club's preliminary final victory over theSydney City Roosters but missed out on selection for the grand final team which defeatedCanterbury-Bankstown at theSydney Football Stadium.
In the2000 NRL season, Walker was limited to only 11 games for Brisbane and missed out on playing in the club's premiership victory over theSydney Roosters atStadium Australia.
Playing for theNorthern Eagles in the2001 National Rugby League season, Walker was the equal competition leading point scorer (along withNewcastle'sAndrew Johns) with 279 points (17 tries, 102 goals, 1 field goal) in 26 games,[4] receiving the Dally M Award forTop 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 singleNational 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 isBrendon Reeves who scored 130 points (30 tries, 5/10 goals) in 66 games from 2000 to 2002.
Walker was the first player in theNRL to score duringgolden point (extra-time). He kicked a penalty goal for Manly againstParramatta atBrookvale Oval on 18 May 2003.[5]
Walker later joined his brother Shane atSouth Sydney.[6]
Walker spent two years at Souths and his last in the2006 NRL season saw the club finish last on the table and claim the wooden spoon.[7]
He resides in Toowoomba and is a real estate agent.[8]