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Ben walker
Ben Walker (born 13 September 1976 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A five-eighth or halfback, he played in Australia's National Rugby League for the Brisbane Broncos, Northern Eagles, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and South Sydney Rabbitohs, as well as in Europe's Super League for the London Broncos and Leeds Rhinos. He currently coaches the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup alongside his brother Shane.
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Walker is the eldest of a trio of footballing brothers (Shane Walker and Chris Walker) who all began their careers with the Brisbane Broncos.
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Playing career
While attending St Mary's High School in Toowoomba in 1993, Walker was selected in the Australian Schoolboys team.
Ben Walker later joined his brother Shane at the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Career highlights
Records
Playing for the Northern Eagles in 2001, Walker was the equal competition leading point scorer (along with Newcastle's Andrew Johns) with 279 points. This stands as the most ever points scored by a five-eighth in a single National Rugby League season. Walker's 279 points is also the most points ever scored for the short lived Northern Eagles (2000-02) and the most points in a season by an Eagles player.
Walker was the first player in the NRL to score during golden point (extra-time). Walker kicked a penalty goal for Manly against Parramatta at Brookvale Oval on 18 May 2003.