Walyalup (Fremantle) legend Michael Walters swaps locker room for Optus Stadium

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Walyalup (Fremantle) legend Michael Walters swaps locker room for Optus Stadium

Swapping Optus Stadium for the newsroom of The West ***********, Walyalup (Fremantle) legend Michael Walters has taken over the newspaper’s sports section for a day.

Walters booted sports editor Jakeb Waddell out of his office and called the shots on Friday to produce a very special edition of The West on Saturday.

The Dockers great sat down with The West’s editor Sarah-Jane Tasker for a news conference, decided where each story would be placed on pages and helped design the back page.

Camera IconMichael Walters guest edits the sport section of The West *********** for Saturday 16th May, 2025. Credit: Jackson Flindell/Jackson Flindell / The West Aust

“I’m here to take over the sports section. I’ve been reading the paper for a long time and I feel like it needs a change-up and I’m here to do it,” Walters joked.

Walters inspired Glen Quartermain’s list of the defining moments in Indigenous football history on pages 172-173 of today’s edition and worked with football reporter Aaron Kirby on his analysis breaking down how the Dockers can beat Greater Western Sydney.

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He also ran his eye over Craig O’Donoghue’s interview with his own teammate Patrick Voss on 178 and a chat with fellow Swan Districts product Lawson Humphries.

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R). Sports Editor Jakeb Waddell, Fremantle Docker Michael Walters and Editor of The West *********** Sarah-Jane Tasker during conference. Credit: Jackson Flindell/Jackson Flindell / The West Aust

“The Pat Voss story, I think that’s a good story. He hasn’t had it easy, to get drafted, he’s been on a list but also delisted and came across to Western Australia by himself,” Walters said.

The forward’s cameo in the newsroom came as a celebration of the AFL’s Sir Doug Nicholls Round.

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