Rooster wrote:sad day today as Steven 'Maxie' Walker will be buried after his tragic death last week... played for the Roosters for many years and also Callington I believe for one... most opposition players would remember him as the guy sitting in the forward pocket, that even though he carried a few extra Kg's and was about 4'11... was almost impossible to tackle and could kick goals from any angle, never missed a target with his delivery either... i personally remember him diving in head first to help me out when i had about 4 Kersbrook brutes hanging off of me!!
a great guy, and a tragic loss, particularly for his two young sons.
RIP Steven Walker.
Yep, spot on Rooster - way too young.
One of my favorite memories was when he was copping an earfull from the boundary (at Maccy I think) about who ate all the pies and he took an absolute cracker of a mark right in that pocket and proceeded to pull his shorts down so his ass was hanging out and then kicked the goal!!
Fair to say the crowd had a new sort of respect for him - very funny indeed!!
It was amazing some of the things he could do on the footy field. And despite his size, the opposition still couldn't catch him or tackle him when around a stoppage (especially when he was in goal range!!), i think he just mesmerised his opponents and would always walk off the field knowing he had at least made one guy look stupid for the game.
Rest easy Maxi.
