Robert Walls opens up on cancer battle: ‘The signs are positive’
AFL/VFL great Robert Walls has revealed he’s in remission for a rare form of cancer and says the “signs are positive”. He chats to GLENN MCFARLANE.
AFL
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News.
Australian Football Hall of Fame member and Carlton great Robert Walls has revealed the “signs are positive” in his fight against a rare cancer diagnosis.
Walls detailed his battle with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in a Herald Sun interview in March, having been diagnosed with the disease just days before last year’s grand final.
The 74-year-old three-time premiership player and premiership coach was back at his former home Carlton during the week for a special interview with Blues coach Michael Voss, whom he coached at Brisbane in the early to mid 1990s.
“I am in remission and the signs are looking positive,” Walls told the Sunday Herald Sun.
“I’m still on medication, but I’m going OK. My health is not too bad.”
Walls still follows the Blues closely, although he has not attended matches this season.
“I don’t go to the games, but I watch a heap on TV,” he said. “I can hear the roar of the crowd (from home). I go out at halftime and take the dog for a walk and I can see red taillights on the cars leaving. I really enjoy watching the games (on television).”
Injury lingers over star-studded All Stars as squad named
The Indigenous All Stars squad has been announced with some massive names, but coach Xavier Clarke will have to juggle plenty of injury issues. See the full squad here.
Buddy, Gaz, Dusty? The 10 best AFL players this century ranked
Think naming the team of the century was hard? Jon Ralph and Glenn McFarlane have narrowed that down to 10 and determined the defining player of the 21st century. HAVE YOUR SAY.