Walter Palmer (rugby league)
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Walter Palmer
| fullname = Walter Palmer
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| position = {{Rlp|HK}}
| club1 = Western Suburbs
| year1start = 1910
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| appearances1 = 8
| tries1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| club2 = Annandale
| year2start = 1913
| year2end = 17
| appearances2 = 54
| tries2 = 2
| goals2 = 11
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 28
| club3 = Western Suburbs
| year3start = 1918
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| appearances3 = 14
| tries3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| fieldgoals3 = 0
| points3 = 0
| club4 = Newtown
| year4start = 1919
| year4end = 20
| appearances4 = 14
| tries4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| fieldgoals4 = 0
| points4 = 0
| teamA = New South Wales
| yearAstart = 1915
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| appearancesA = 2
| triesA = 0
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 0
| teamB = Metropolis
| yearBstart = 1914
| yearBend = 15
| appearancesB = 3
| triesB = 0
| goalsB = 0
| fieldgoalsB = 0
| pointsB = 0
| updated = 20 April 2023
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Walter Palmer was an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played for Western Suburbs,Annandale and Newtown in the NSWRL competition.
Playing career
Palmer made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in round 1 of the 1910 NSWRFL season against Eastern Suburbs at the Royal Agricultural Society Showground. Palmer played eight matches for the club as they finished with the Wooden Spoon. In 1913, Palmer joined Annandale where he played 54 games over five seasons. Palmer's time at Annandale was not successful with the club finishing with the wooden spoon or second bottom of the table in all but one of his years there. In 1918, he returned to Western Suburbs and played 14 games as they finished runners up to South Sydney. In 1919, Palmer joined Newtown where he played 14 games over two years. Palmer represented New South Wales twice in 1915 and played three games for Metropolis.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) {{ISBN|1875169571}}
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Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
Category:Western Suburbs Magpies players
Category:Annandale rugby league players
Category:New South Wales rugby league team players
Category:City New South Wales rugby league team players