Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- Goldie
- Born
- Sunday, 8th June, 1952
- Current Age
- 73 years and 294 days
- Place Of Birth
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- State of Origin
- 1982
- Interstate Series
- 1975
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1982
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1978
- Preseason Cup
- 1980
- Midweek Cup
- 1982, 1983
Biography
Bruce 'Goldie' Walker came to Norths from Brisbane Easts as a 19-year-old in 1971. He garnered a reputation as a 'player's player' with the battling club; representing NSW in 1975 and captaining the Bears in the final of the Tooths Cup in 1976. That year the strapping lock also toured NZ with a Combined Sydney side. Walker's ambitions to play for Australia and to win a premiership saw him join Manly in 1978 and both goals were soon realised. After playing in the Sea Eagles' win over Cronulla in the grand final replay he initially missed Kangaroo selection but was called into the squad following the withdrawal of team-mate John Harvey. Walker retired after being a reserve in Manly's grand final loss to P’matta in 1982 and later became a referee in local district competition.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Tour Matches | Combined Sydney | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 8 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Origin | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Series | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 235 | 50 | - | - | 150 | 105 | 118 | 12 | 44.68% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 11 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 54.55% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 1 | 26 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 53.85% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 2 | 18 | 7 | - | - | 23 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Endeavour Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 292 | 63 | - | - | 191 | 146 | 141 | 16 | 50.00% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1975 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Combined Sydney | 1976 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| QLD | 1982 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1982 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1971-1982 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.78% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1971 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1972 | 22 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 31.82% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1973 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1974 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 53.33% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1975 | 21 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.10% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1976 | 20 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1977 | 21 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 47.62% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1978 | 27 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1979 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 38.46% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1980 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1981 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 55.00% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1982 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 68.42% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1983 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| North Sydney | 1971-77 | 140 | 36 | - | - | 108 | 49 | 84 | 7 | 35.00% | List | ||||
| Manly | 1978-83 | 95 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 56 | 34 | 5 | 58.95% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1971-1983 | 235 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 105 | 118 | 12 | 44.68% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Wests Archives
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Your Say
27 Jan 2012 7:23pm
Walker was the Fifthty-Seventh and last player to play for both New South Wales and Queensland.After playing for Queensland in the First State Of Origin Game in 1982.Having previously played for New South Wales in the Third Interstate Game in 1975.Also in 1980 when playing for Manly.In Rugby League Week.Walker got a 10.He got a 10 after Manlys 34-7 Win over Eastern Suburbs at Brookvale Oval on April 12.
28 Feb 2024 11:49pm
My Uncle, and so proud. Grew up watching his games, with my grandparents who were proud of their son. His talent for this sport, followed by his love for the game still lives on
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