Kerrod Walters

Referee Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Friday, 20th October, 1967
Current Age
56 years and 160 days
Place Of Birth
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Awards & Accolades

Dally M Hooker Of The Year
1989, 1990

Known Family Links

Brother
Steve Walters
Kevin Walters
Nephew
Billy Walters

Biography

With twin brother Kevin and older brother Steve, Kerrod Walters holds a unique place in Australian League history. The brothers had already become the first trio to play for Queensland and Australia when, in 1992, they achieved another milestone when all three were selected to tour with the World Cup squad. (Kerrod and Kevin Walters also hold the distinction of being the only twin brothers to play rugby league for Australia). Hailing from Ipswich (but Rockhampton-born), Kerrod Walters was first to show his talents with the Ipswich ‘Jets’ (the same club as Allan Langer) before joining the Broncos. In 1989 Walters was preferred to Test rake Greg Conescu by Bronco coach Wayne Bennett and he also represented Queensland and Australia, in the three-Test series against NZ, that year. In 1990 he out-pointed NSW hooker Ben Elias to play further Tests against NZ and France but after the shock First Test loss to Great Britain on the Kangaroo tour, he was replaced by Elias for the remainder of the tour. The following year Walters was sent off for punching Wests forward Graeme Wynn in a club match and his two-week suspension left the way for brother Steve to come into both the Queensland and Australian teams. The ‘brotherly connection’ continued when Steve Walters was injured on the 1991 tour of Papua New Guinea and Kerrod was called up to replace him. While Kerrod did not appear in a Test match during 1992, he played his role in the Broncos' grand final and World Club Championship wins and joined his brothers in Australia's World Cup squad at the end of the year. After back-to-back grand final wins in 1993, Walters made his final appearance for Queensland the following year. In 1996 he was cut from the Broncos and signed with Super League club Adelaide. In his second season with the Rams, he was dropped from first grade (after a falling out with coach Rod Reddy) but returned to something like his best form late in the season after Reddy’s sacking. When the club folded at the end of 1998 Walters joined Gateshead in the English Super League but returned to Australia midway through the 1999 season after his wife was injured in a car accident while on holiday in Thailand. At the end of the season, Walters signed a one-year deal with the Broncos but played in just one match from the interchange bench during the 2000 season.
- ALAN WHITICKER

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Your Say

  • Bob
    16/07/2015

    Unlucky his Brother was also a good hooker. Should have made the 1994 kangaroo tour and been hooker in game one 1996. Great player!

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Terry Liberopoulos, Paul Hicks, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Steven Russo, Bill Bates

Sources: ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Match Video, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1994, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1995