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.
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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).”
Originally published as Robert Walls opens up on cancer battle: ‘The signs are positive’
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