Adelaide list manager Justin Reid has declared disgraced former captain Taylor Walker will remain at the AFL club next season.
Key points:
- Taylor Walker’s season came to an end in August when his racial slur against North Adelaide player Robbie Young came to light
- The key forward missed the Crows last three matches of 2021 and will sit out a further three in 2022 if he returns
- Walker is expected to attend pre-season training in the coming weeks
Walker, who is contracted for 2022, had been contemplating his future in the wake of the racism scandal that resulted in him being suspended for six matches.
The Crows have condemned Walker’s racial slur against SANFL player Robbie Young, while still supporting the veteran forward.
Earlier this month, coach Matthew Nicks said he “really” wants Adelaide’s all-time leading goal-kicker to play on next year.
Reid said the club now expects that to be the case.
“It certainly wasn’t the greatest ending (to the season) and is something we need to work through as a club,” Reid told Trade Radio on Wednesday.
“We’ll continue to support not just Tex (Walker) but the whole playing group and the wider community, and I know that’s something Tex is really focused on.
