CARLTON forward Brooke Walker is full of belief that the Game Changers’ winning run can be sustained in the season’s final weeks. 

The Blues recorded their third win on the bounce on Saturday night, getting the better of St Kilda after victories over the Western Bulldogs and Adelaide.

After that 21-point win over the Saints, Walker and the girls are “on a high” but certainly aren’t taking anything for granted.  

“Hopefully we can continue the way we’ve been playing and set ourselves up for a few good weeks,” Walker said.

“I think our focus is just to be consistent.” 

It’s been some rise for Walker, who arrived at Ikon Park after her previous experience with the Australian Rugby Sevens team (alongside Chloe Dalton). 

Finding herself at home up forward, the weekend’s goal (to go with nine disposals) meant she continued her impressive run of goalkicking form since late last season.

However, she insists she still has a lot to learn about the game. 

“The 360 game in AFL has been something that’s been a bit hard, because you think you’re fine and then someone just comes up behind you or on the side and you just get cleaned up,” she said. 

“That sort of evasive element to the game I think is something that transferred over quite a bit, along with tackling.”  

Senior Coach Daniel Harford refers to Walker as the ‘tackling machine’, having registered seven against the Saints on the weekend. 

It has clearly been an element of her game where she pays a lot of focus, particularly given her background.

“It’s very underrated, forward pressure, so if I’m not getting as many opportunities as I can in the forward line then I try to focus on forward pressure,” she said.  

“[‘Harf’] doesn’t put a target of how many tackles I need to meet but it’s always important.” 

Speaking of Harford, Walker could not speak highly enough of the award-winning coach who brought a team from last on the ladder to a Grand Final within 12 months. 

“He’s always approachable, very passionate, he’s got a great sense of humour during our meetings,” she said.

“He’s a very caring family man and I could go on and on about how good he is.

“We’re very lucky to have him at the Club, that’s for sure. I think his coaching is even better than his calves.”