Walls now joins Craig Bradley, Bert Deacon, Bruce Doull, Alex Jesaulenko, Wayne Johnston, Stephen Kernahan, John Nicholls, Stephen Silvagni, Harry “Soapy” Vallence and Ken Hands in that coveted group.
Having been inducted to the Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame in 1990, Walls’ elevation to Legend highlighted an evening in which the Hall also accepted five new Inductees representing the club’s designated eras - Vin Gardiner (1864-1938), Ron Barassi and John Goold (1939-1970) and David Parkin and Anthony Koutoufides (1971-current).
The respective CVs for the Carlton Football Club’s newly elevated Hall of Fame Legend and Inductees are as follows;
 Robert Walls218 games, 367 goals, 1967-1978 Premiership player 1968, 1970 & 1972 (considered best afield) Judged Best on Ground: 1972 Grand Final Captain 1977 & 1978 Leading goalkicker 1975, 1976 1970 President's Trophy - Best Clubman Award Carlton Coach 1986 - 1989, 89 games, 55 wins, 29 losses |
 Vin Gardiner157 games, 341 goals, 1907-1917 Premiership player 1908 & '15 Club leading goalkicker 1908 (34), 1910 (42), 1911 (47), 1912 (47), 1913 (27), 1916 (44) & 1917 (22) VFL leading goalkicker (tied) 1911 Click to visit the Blueseum for more about Vin Gardiner |
 Ron Barassi50 games, 35 goals, 1965-1969 Captain 1965, 1966, 1967 & 1968 Senior Coach 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 & 1971 147 games, 99 victories, 47 losses & one draw Premiership Coach 1968 & '70 Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee 1996 (elevated to Legend 1996) Click to visit the Blueseum for more about Ron Barassi |
 John Goold108 games, three goals, 1963-1970 Premiership player 1968, 1970 All Australian 1966 Click to visit the Blueseum for more about John Goold |
 David ParkinSenior Coach 1981-1985 & 1991-2000 355 games, 219 victories, 134 losses & two draws Premiership Coach 1981-1982 & 1995 Coach, Carlton Team of the 20th Century (selected 2000) Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee 2002 Click to visit the Blueseum for more about David Parkin |
 Anthony Koutoufides278 games, 226 goals, 1992-2007 Premiership player 1995 Club best and fairest 2001 & 2005 Club leading goalkicker 1997 Club Captain 2004-06 Leigh Matthews Trophy winner (AFLPA MVP) 2000 All-Australian 1995 & 2000 Click to visit the Blueseum for more about Anthony Koutoufides |
Tonight’s elevation of Walls, coupled with the naming of five new Inductees to the Hall, underpinned the Carlton Football Club’s much-anticipated 30th anniversary Reunion Dinner celebrating the 1981-82 Grand Final triumphs.
The Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame, established in 1987, now boasts 72 members - from the 19th century Champion of the Colony George Coulthard through to Koutoufides.
The Hall of Fame Selection Committee comprised Carlton CEO Greg Swann, triple premiership captain and five-time club best and fairest John Nicholls, four-time premiership player and Spirit of Carlton Past & Present representative David McKay, current board member and 1987 premiership player Adrian Gleeson, triple premiership player and 1981 club best and fairest Ken Hunter, 1995 premiership player Andrew McKay, 1968 premiership player and former President Ian Collins, and Carlton journalist/archivist Tony De Bolfo.
