sentences:  Born in Huntly, New Zealand, Walker grew up in the wheatbelt town of Narembeen.Despite being regarded as perhaps the best country prospect in Western Australia in 1960, Walker’s father thought him too small to be successful at WANFL football.Once all eight WANFL clubs showed interest in him his father suggested Walker (who barracked for as a boy) should sign with Swan Districts – who underwent a major recruiting program over the 1960-61 off-season alongside the signing of Haydn Bunton junior as captain-coach.