Robert Walls
| Robert Walls | |||
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Walls in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname(s) | Wallsy | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunolly, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 15 May 2025 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Coburg Amateurs (VAFA) | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967–1978 | Carlton | 218 (367) | |
| 1978–1980 | Fitzroy | 41 (77) | |
| Total | 259 (444) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 4 (?) | ||
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1981–1985 | Fitzroy | 115 (60–54–1) | |
| 1986–1989 | Carlton | 84 (55–29–0) | |
| 1991–1995 | Brisbane Bears | 109 (30–78–1) | |
| 1996–1997 | Richmond | 39 (17–22–0) | |
| 1999 | Victoria | 1 (1–0–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1999. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Walls (21 July 1950 – 15 May 2025) was an Australian rules footballer who represented Carlton and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s and 1970s.
In a playing career that spanned three decades, Walls played a combined 259 games and kicked a total of 444 goals. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he continued to coach in the VFL/AFL for a total of 347 games across four different clubs.
As a coach, his greatest achievement came in 1987 when he coached Carlton to the 1987 VFL premiership, the same club he won premierships with as player in 1968, 1970 and 1972. After his coaching career ended, Walls became involved in the AFL media as a commentator and columnist.