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Congratulations to Taylor Walker for having such a great individual season, capping it off last night with a sensational 9.4 (on McGovern) and being selected in the All Australian team for the the first time in his career. I'm jumping the gun by a few days, but he's definitely in and it's long overdue!
I always read a lot of negative crap about him on here. He's a rough diamond... a bogan country boy from Broken Hill who has made a few regrettable blues along the way.
Speaking as an opposition fan with no real hate or love for the Crows, Tex has always been one of my favourite AFL players to watch. One of the champions of the game. A great mark... a beautiful kick... One of the best kicks ever... Like Carey or Buddy the way he'd unload drop punt bombs from 65m. People always went on about Stevie J's ability to kick around corners. How good is big Tex at curling goals around the corner from the boundary line off either foot? Like shelling peas!
But not just mark & kick... He's a superb forward craftsman who plays with great poise & positioning. Dual-sided... Great awareness of what's around him and the state of the game. Standing up in the big moments and getting his team across the line.. Or little things, like one of his goals last night in the 4th quarter. I think it was his 7th or 8th... the way he turned, got front & square, roved the ball cleanly off hands and in the blink of an eye, he dribbled it through for a goal. Breust or Cyril would've been proud of kicking that one. You can't teach that to a key forward. That's natural ability.
It's been a while since I was yelling at my TV screen, excitedly punching the air and cheering on an opposition key forward like it was a Hawthorn player. A lot of appreciation & respect from commentators Dermie and Pav as they giggled with excitement and marvelled at the Tex Walker Show. It was like a flashback to the 1990's when Plugger or Carey would majestically take over a game and boot a big bag of goals.
I always read a lot of negative crap about him on here. He's a rough diamond... a bogan country boy from Broken Hill who has made a few regrettable blues along the way.
Speaking as an opposition fan with no real hate or love for the Crows, Tex has always been one of my favourite AFL players to watch. One of the champions of the game. A great mark... a beautiful kick... One of the best kicks ever... Like Carey or Buddy the way he'd unload drop punt bombs from 65m. People always went on about Stevie J's ability to kick around corners. How good is big Tex at curling goals around the corner from the boundary line off either foot? Like shelling peas!
But not just mark & kick... He's a superb forward craftsman who plays with great poise & positioning. Dual-sided... Great awareness of what's around him and the state of the game. Standing up in the big moments and getting his team across the line.. Or little things, like one of his goals last night in the 4th quarter. I think it was his 7th or 8th... the way he turned, got front & square, roved the ball cleanly off hands and in the blink of an eye, he dribbled it through for a goal. Breust or Cyril would've been proud of kicking that one. You can't teach that to a key forward. That's natural ability.
It's been a while since I was yelling at my TV screen, excitedly punching the air and cheering on an opposition key forward like it was a Hawthorn player. A lot of appreciation & respect from commentators Dermie and Pav as they giggled with excitement and marvelled at the Tex Walker Show. It was like a flashback to the 1990's when Plugger or Carey would majestically take over a game and boot a big bag of goals.
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