Robert Walls
In a 259-game career, Robert Walls played in three premierships (1968, 1970 and 1972) for Carlton, captaining the team in 1997 and 1978 before ending his career with Fitzroy. He coached the Lions between 1981 and 1985 before switching back to the Blues and steering them to the 1987 premiership. Walls writes weekly for The Age.
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Wearing the tag with pride
Robert Walls The role of the negative tagger has evolved over the years.
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Nic Nat and Daw a clash to savour
Robert Walls Andrew Demetriou and the AFL Commission will be delighted that the two biggest drawcards in Friday night's game in Perth are young men who come from vastly different backgrounds.
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How the Eagles must rue their missing Lynch
Robert Walls I've enjoyed watching Quinten Lynch play football over the past 10 years. He is an old-fashioned footballer. He even plays with his socks pulled up.
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Cats must lift to match the Swans' class
Robert Walls Geelong and Sydney have been the two best clubs in recent years, with one or the other involved in seven of the past eight grand finals.
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More glory days to come for entertaining Cats?
Robert Walls The Balnarring butcher's face lights up every time I enter his shop. It's not because he is happy to see me, it's because once again he wants to tell me how good his Cats are.
Swans fresh and ready to fly in tough scrap
Robert Walls Get set for a low-scoring, high-tackling and full-on contest tonight when Sydney hosts Collingwood on the dead track at ANZ Stadium.
Sam and Ted's excellent adventure
Robert Walls SYDNEY coach John Longmire has done a fine job in his short two-year tenure in the hot seat. But can he steer his team to a premiership flag tomorrow? The bookies and popular opinion think not.
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Malthouse a big risk as Blues err in axing Ratten
Robert Walls It's 2001 and after 10 years as Carlton coach, David Parkin hands the reins to the low-profile Wayne Brittain.
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Magnificent seven's hopes flagging
Robert Walls Eight-and-a-half years ago, some young Cats and Saints were considered the up-and-comers.
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Wow, Jetta gives Sydney an edge
Robert Walls Sydney, which is sitting 8-3, is on track to play finals for the 14th time in the past 17 seasons. It's a wonderful record of consistency; one that no other club can boast.
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The waiting game
Robert Walls The Blues must show patience, as the Pies and Cats did with Malthouse and Thompson.
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Big targets the key to winning flags
Robert Walls It's a fickle business, football. At the end of round three this year, Carlton and its coach, Brett Ratten, were flying.
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Carlton has line-up to end losing streak
Robert Walls Carlton should end a five-game losing streak against Collingwood by winning comfortably tonight at the MCG.
