Gregory William "Greg" Walker (born 8 July 1967 in Midland

Midland, Western Australia

Midland is a suburb in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, as well as the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. It is situated at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Great Northern...

, Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for in the West Australian Football League

West Australian Football League

The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...

 (WAFL) and Woodville-West Torrens

Woodville-West Torrens Football Club

Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991...

 in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Career

Walker is the son of Bill Walker, who played 305 games for Swan Districts between 1961 and 1976. He was educated at Guildford Grammar School

Guildford Grammar School

Guildford Grammar School, informally known as Guildford Grammar, Guildford or GGS, is an independent, day and boarding school for boys situated in Guildford, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia....

, and played junior football for Midland JFC. He represented the Western Australia Under-18 side at the 1984 Teal Cup, playing as a rover, and made his WAFL colts debut for Swan Districts in 1985. He made his senior debut in 1987, but his initial career was disrupted by three separate bouts of glandular fever between 1987 and 1989. Walker managed a full pre-season in 1990, and played every game, including the Swans' winning grand final, winning the 1990 Simpson Medal

Simpson Medal

The Simpson Medal, a prize for Australian rules football, has been donated by Dr. Fred Simpson and family since 1945. It is awarded to the best player in a WAFL Grand Final and the best player in an interstate game involving Western Australia....

 as best on ground in the grand final.

Walker transferred to Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

 in 1994 due to work commitments, representing Woodville-West Torrens

Woodville-West Torrens Football Club

Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991...

 in two seasons which including the losing 1994 Grand Final

1994 SANFL Grand Final

The 1994 SANFL Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles by 37 points after being 35 points behind in the first quarter...

 side. He moved back to Western Australia in 1996 where he continued his form, kicking 33 goals from 21 games and finishing fifth in the Sandover Medal

Sandover Medal

The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award, given annually since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League...

count. Walker retired in mid-1998 to focus on his work in the hospitality industry, but continued in several roles at Swan Districts.