WE MUST BAN BRANDON WALKER WEARING LONG SLEEVES
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All the young guys returning to start training early! Oh yeah but “culture issues”! 
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I heard they came back early to do an intervention on Walks wearing long sleeves.All the young guys returning to start training early! Oh yeah but “culture issues”!
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Agreed.
He must also oil them up on match day Cousins style.
He must also oil them up on match day Cousins style.
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Fremantle defender Brandon Walker opens up about long road back from sickening knee injury
When Brandon Walker steps onto the field against Collingwood on Friday night, it’ll mark the last step of his pursuit of closure after suffering a serious knee injury last year, writes ELIZA REILLY.@ByElizaReilly
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https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/f.../25e074c1d6f15125aabfb43d3813a12a#share-tools
When Brandon Walker steps onto the field against Collingwood on Friday night, it’ll mark the last step of his pursuit of closure after suffering a serious knee injury last year.
Walker tore his patella tendon against the Magpies at the MCG in July last year.
He spent more than six months in rehab. He played his first pre-season intra-club minutes in February. He played his first AFL game back in round two against North Melbourne. He returned to the place of the sickening injury in round eight against Richmond.
But he’s yet to face the club he sustained the injury against.
That will change on Friday night at Optus Stadium. And Walker believes he’s a vastly different person to the defender whose career came to a halt the last time he played Collingwood.
“I feel like I’ve learnt that I’m capable of getting through that situation if I was ever put in it again,” Walker told CODE Sports. “I’ve had a few small injuries. But something this big, you’re worried about what it’s going to look like for you in the future.
“But I feel like I can go through anything now. I’m bigger and better for it.”
Walker doesn’t like to relive the incident.
Brandon Walker on the move against the Tigers in Round 8. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)
To the naked eye, it was innocuous – something he would’ve done hundreds of times before.
Walker leapt into the air to punch the ball away from Magpies forward Ash Johnson. When he landed, he immediately knew something was very wrong.
“I think it really hit me when I was on the ground and the doctor was trying to put my kneecap back in place,” he said. “The look on his face told me I was in a bit of strife.
“Down in the rooms after, they were talking me through the process and what the injury meant.
“Nat Fyfe was down in the changerooms with me as well. Being someone who’s had his fair share of injuries in the past, he was really good at talking me through it. He told me that it’s part of footy and that I would be able to move on.”
The next six months were about celebrating the little wins. There was his first run. His first session back in the gym. His first kick. That’s not to say that any of it was easy.
“It changes you as a person when you’re lonely (in rehab) for that long,” he said. “You go through a few struggles so you learn to appreciate the grind a bit more as well.
“It’s a long time out of the game. There’s a few weeks that you’re down, a few where you make progress and vice versa.
“When you start ticking the big boxes like getting back to running and the gym, you start to feel a bit better about it all.”
Brandon Walker of the Dockers is seen injured in Round 18, 2023. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images.
By mid-February, Walker could see the light at the end of the tunnel.
He received clearance to play his first intra-club match simulation minutes of pre-season.
Walker received a round of applause when he entered the game during the third quarter. His teammates cheered again when he won a holding the ball free kick. But the biggest reaction was saved for when Walker sidestepped teammate Michael Frederick, putting his knee to the ultimate test.
“I gave him a bit of chat for that,” Walker said. “I was itching to get back a few weeks before that and asking the question of the S&C’s.
“It just felt normal. I was relieved when it pulled up well.
“I had to manage my game time for the first few weeks which was a bit annoying. But when I finally got back out there, it was one of the best feelings ever.”
Walker’s return game saw Fremantle defeat North Melbourne by 26 points at Marvel Stadium. A few weeks later, the Dockers were back at the MCG to play Richmond. It was there that Walker gave himself a few seconds to acknowledge how far he’d come.
“I did think about it,” he said. “Before the game, I wasn’t going to go for a run, but I eventually went back out onto the oval, not to that specific spot, but I just had a little look over and was able to mentally move on.
Brandon Walker of the Dockers warms up before the match in Round 2. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images.
“It was feeling as though I’d beaten that situation.”
The final step is to renew hostilities with Collingwood, who in the time Walker was injured won a premiership and gained the services of former teammate Lachie Schultz.
Schultz is one of many dangerous threats the Magpies possess, with Norm Smith Medallist Bobby Hill the most obvious.
“I haven’t got anyone in particular,” Walker said. “It’s whoever the coach gives me.”
No matter who he plays on, Walker believes he’s a more complete player. While his primary focus is always to defend the opposition’s most dangerous small forward, he also wants to use his creativity and speed to attack.
“It was one of my focuses throughout the pre-season, just being a bit more damaging, not too sticky,” he said. “You want to hit that split and make them defend just as much as I’m there to defend.
“When you defend dangerous guys, players like Charlie Cameron, you’ve got to be able to make them work both ways. I’m trying to get involved with the ball movement and backing myself with the ball in hand and using my speed.
“That makes them more accountable. It takes a few more fuel tickets off them. It’s refreshing when you get up the field.”
Good article, and I like the insight into the rehab recovery mental challenges (which comes up a lot) and the balance of defending and attacking.Fremantle defender Brandon Walker opens up about long road back from sickening knee injury
When Brandon Walker steps onto the field against Collingwood on Friday night, it’ll mark the last step of his pursuit of closure after suffering a serious knee injury last year, writes ELIZA REILLY.
@ByElizaReilly
4 min read
May 22, 2024 - 3:19PM
https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/f.../25e074c1d6f15125aabfb43d3813a12a#share-tools
When Brandon Walker steps onto the field against Collingwood on Friday night, it’ll mark the last step of his pursuit of closure after suffering a serious knee injury last year.
Walker tore his patella tendon against the Magpies at the MCG in July last year.
He spent more than six months in rehab. He played his first pre-season intra-club minutes in February. He played his first AFL game back in round two against North Melbourne. He returned to the place of the sickening injury in round eight against Richmond.
But he’s yet to face the club he sustained the injury against.
That will change on Friday night at Optus Stadium. And Walker believes he’s a vastly different person to the defender whose career came to a halt the last time he played Collingwood.
“I feel like I’ve learnt that I’m capable of getting through that situation if I was ever put in it again,” Walker told CODE Sports. “I’ve had a few small injuries. But something this big, you’re worried about what it’s going to look like for you in the future.
“But I feel like I can go through anything now. I’m bigger and better for it.”
Walker doesn’t like to relive the incident.
Brandon Walker on the move against the Tigers in Round 8. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)
To the naked eye, it was innocuous – something he would’ve done hundreds of times before.
Walker leapt into the air to punch the ball away from Magpies forward Ash Johnson. When he landed, he immediately knew something was very wrong.
“I think it really hit me when I was on the ground and the doctor was trying to put my kneecap back in place,” he said. “The look on his face told me I was in a bit of strife.
“Down in the rooms after, they were talking me through the process and what the injury meant.
“Nat Fyfe was down in the changerooms with me as well. Being someone who’s had his fair share of injuries in the past, he was really good at talking me through it. He told me that it’s part of footy and that I would be able to move on.”
The next six months were about celebrating the little wins. There was his first run. His first session back in the gym. His first kick. That’s not to say that any of it was easy.
“It changes you as a person when you’re lonely (in rehab) for that long,” he said. “You go through a few struggles so you learn to appreciate the grind a bit more as well.
“It’s a long time out of the game. There’s a few weeks that you’re down, a few where you make progress and vice versa.
“When you start ticking the big boxes like getting back to running and the gym, you start to feel a bit better about it all.”
Brandon Walker of the Dockers is seen injured in Round 18, 2023. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images.
By mid-February, Walker could see the light at the end of the tunnel.
He received clearance to play his first intra-club match simulation minutes of pre-season.
Walker received a round of applause when he entered the game during the third quarter. His teammates cheered again when he won a holding the ball free kick. But the biggest reaction was saved for when Walker sidestepped teammate Michael Frederick, putting his knee to the ultimate test.
“I gave him a bit of chat for that,” Walker said. “I was itching to get back a few weeks before that and asking the question of the S&C’s.
“It just felt normal. I was relieved when it pulled up well.
“I had to manage my game time for the first few weeks which was a bit annoying. But when I finally got back out there, it was one of the best feelings ever.”
Walker’s return game saw Fremantle defeat North Melbourne by 26 points at Marvel Stadium. A few weeks later, the Dockers were back at the MCG to play Richmond. It was there that Walker gave himself a few seconds to acknowledge how far he’d come.
“I did think about it,” he said. “Before the game, I wasn’t going to go for a run, but I eventually went back out onto the oval, not to that specific spot, but I just had a little look over and was able to mentally move on.
Brandon Walker of the Dockers warms up before the match in Round 2. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images.
“It was feeling as though I’d beaten that situation.”
The final step is to renew hostilities with Collingwood, who in the time Walker was injured won a premiership and gained the services of former teammate Lachie Schultz.
Schultz is one of many dangerous threats the Magpies possess, with Norm Smith Medallist Bobby Hill the most obvious.
“I haven’t got anyone in particular,” Walker said. “It’s whoever the coach gives me.”
No matter who he plays on, Walker believes he’s a more complete player. While his primary focus is always to defend the opposition’s most dangerous small forward, he also wants to use his creativity and speed to attack.
“It was one of my focuses throughout the pre-season, just being a bit more damaging, not too sticky,” he said. “You want to hit that split and make them defend just as much as I’m there to defend.
“When you defend dangerous guys, players like Charlie Cameron, you’ve got to be able to make them work both ways. I’m trying to get involved with the ball movement and backing myself with the ball in hand and using my speed.
“That makes them more accountable. It takes a few more fuel tickets off them. It’s refreshing when you get up the field.”
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Long sleeves are cool and he looks good in them
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I'd prefer us from banning him from playing football.
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I’ll bite. What’s your problem with Walker SA?
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Do you have a big jar of weird and/or controversial opinions you randomly reach into when you're bored?
The Don is, dare I say it, good.
He had an absolute mare against the Pies a season or two ago but if you're banning people for one bad game, there wouldn't be many players left.
Get around him, bouncey. He's bringing heaps to the party.
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You mention pot in every post I swear...
No he's always been shit, he buzzes around the contest and adds absolutely nothing. Freo has always had 2-3 guys in the team who are never dropped but need to be replaced and their replacements would bring an extra few wins in. Walker is one of them.
He also makes plenty of gaffes.
People just like him because...
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You are wrong.
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As a previous knocker of the Don, I'm here to issue a public apology. His last 6 weeks have been excellent, and his growth is evident. His kicking still leave a little to be desired but it is improving week on week. He's played 56 games. Imagine where he is at when he ticks over the ton... His confidence to hit gaps at pace is nice to watch. Probably just needs to work on what his disposal looks like on that odd occasion an opponent manages to hold on to him. Has a tendency just to fire off a flakey handball. With time he will understand the beauty of accepting a tackle and resetting with a bounce down every now and then.
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Why?
