- Robert Walls won the grand finale as a player and coach
- Diagnosed with a rare and aggressive disease in 2023
The World Footy is in mourning for the death of the AFL legend, Robert Walls, who won the big finals as a player and coach before ending his life using the voluntary death laws on Thursday morning, at the age of 74.
Walls – which had fought a rare form of cancer – was a giant figure in Carlton, where he won the flags of 1968, 1970 and 1972 as a player, before leaving the blues to another great final victory as a coach in 1987.
He played 218 games for the club from 1967 to 1978 before spending Fitzroy, and led the blues as a trainer from 1986 to 1989.
Once he finished training in 1999, Walls moved into the media, where he was acclaimed for his work with seven, ten and Foxtel, in addition to writing for newspapers and playing on the radio.
Walls died at his home in Melbourne with his sons David and Daniel, his daughter Rebecca and his partner Julie, with a doctor present.
Robert Walls (Photo) was a real match giant after winning a total of four Prime Ministers as a player and coach, becoming one of the biggest icons in Carlton
It was diagnosed with the rare and aggressive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2023 after noticing warning panels shortly before this year’s grand final.
The doctors said he would not live after Christmas, but he showed the grain for which he was famous when he was fighting against the disease long beyond expectations.
He made the decision to end his life several weeks ago,
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