Date of birth: 7/1/9
Height: 177cm
Weight: 75kg
Club: Swan Districts/Midvale JFC
Bio: A highly-skilled midfielder/forward, Walters has great ability with both hand and foot. He has good awareness, agility and can win the ball in contested or uncontested situations. An AIS/AFL Academy graduate, Walters represented Western Australia in 2008. From Midvale FC.
Jason McCartney says: Michael has just got exquisite skills and his balance is quite phenomenal. He's quite small, he plays in the midfield and a bit up forward and he's quite creative, but he also has a real hardness about his game. He's another left footer who kicks the ball well. We played him a bit in a back pocket for a couple of games with the academy and he really impressed. His closing speed to get a fist in and spoil was superb and then the way he set up and rebounded was quite phenomenal.
Stats:
NAB AFL Under 18 Championships | ||||||||
Team | Mt | K | HB | D | M | HO | T | G |
W.A. | 5 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 15.2 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
In his own words
What sort of player are you?
I normally play rover, swapping forward pocket.
Strengths?
Probably my offensive skills. I like to set someone up in the centre or push forward and try to kick a goal when I can.
Weaknesses?
My fitness.
Which AFL team do you support?
I go for Geelong.
Which AFL player do you feel you most resemble?
I’d really like to play like Gary Ablett but I don’t reckon I’m at that level yet. I’ve got to get a bit fitter and I’ve got to become better defensively.