Here’s the latest I can provide based on public reporting.
Robert Walls, AFL Hall of Fame figure and long-time Carlton/Fitzroy coach and commentator, passed away in May 2025 at age 74 after a battle with cancer. He chose to end his life under Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying laws, surrounded by family. This was widely reported by Australian outlets and the AFL community.[1][3][4]
News coverage included tributes from AFL clubs and former players, with memorial events and gatherings planned at the MCG and other venues in the weeks following his death.[3][6][1]
The AFL released a statement acknowledging his contributions to the game, highlighting his success as a player, coach, and commentator, and noting forthcoming tributes.[8]
For broader context, posthumous articles and discussions circulated on sports news sites and social media, commemorating Walls’ impact across Carlton, Fitzroy, Brisbane, and Richmond, and his premiership-winning coaching career in 1987.[6][1]
If you’d like, I can pull together a concise timeline of Walls’ major career milestones and a list of official tributes and memorials with links. I can also provide a short extract of the AFL’s published statement.
Detective Robert Walls died of wounds he received the previous month when he was shot while attempting to arrest three suspects committing a robbery. Sergeant Nathaniel Taylor was shot and killed in the same incident.
www.odmp.orgView Robert Francis Walls's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
www.legacy.comAFL greats gather at MCG to farewell Robert Walls
7news.com.auThe Hall of Famer and respected media figure died with his family by his side.
7news.com.au