Bruce Walker (rugby league)

Bruce Walker
Personal information
Nickname	Goldie
Born	(1952-06-08) 8 June 1952 Australia
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row, Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Easts Tigers
1971–77	North Sydney Bears	141	36	0	0	102
1978–83	Manly-Warringah	85	14	0	0	42
	Total	226	50	0	0	144
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1975	New South Wales	1	0	0	0	0
1978	Australia	0	0	0	0	0
1982	Queensland	1	0	0	0	0
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Bruce Walker (born 8 June 1952) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s.^[1] An Australian Kangaroos and Queensland Maroons representative second-row or lock forward, he played club football in Brisbane with Eastern Suburbs before moving to Sydney to play with the North Sydney Bears for seven seasons between 1971-1977, and later Manly-Warringah with whom he won the 1978 Grand Final and played for six seasons between 1978-1983. Walker was then selected to go on the 1978 Kangaroo tour, playing in 8 matches.

Following his retirement as a player Walker became chairman of the South Australian Rugby League.

References

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles squad – 1978 NSWRFL Premiers (4th Title)

1 Graham Eadie 2 Tom Mooney 3 Stephen Knight 4 Russel Gartner 5 Simon Booth 6 Alan Thompson 7 Steve Martin 8 Ian Thomson 9 Max Krilich (c) 10 John Harvey 11 Bruce Walker 12 Terry Randall 13 Ian Martin 14 Wayne Springall 16 Ray Branighan Coach: Frank Stanton

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