{"id":540971,"date":"2026-03-15T00:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T00:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/540971\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T00:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T00:50:10","slug":"chris-walker-arrested-former-nrl-star-taken-into-police-custody-on-the-gold-coast-broncos-rabbitohs-roosters-state-of-origin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/540971\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Walker arrested, former NRL star taken into police custody on the Gold Coast, Broncos, Rabbitohs, Roosters, State of Origin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former star NRL and State of Origin star Chris Walker has reportedly been taken into police custody overnight on the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n

The Daily Telegraph reported Walker was taken into custody by police around 8.30pm Queensland time on Saturday, police sources have confirmed.<\/p>\n

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No charges had been laid, while the details were also unclear.<\/p>\n

Queensland Police have been contacted but are yet to respond officially.<\/p>\n

The 46-year-old scored 87 tries in 163 NRL games for the Broncos, Rabbitohs, Roosters, Storm, Titans, Eels and Catalans Dragons from 1999 to 2011. <\/p>\n

He also scored four tries in six Origins for the Maroons. <\/p>\n

Walker is the brother of fellow former NRL stars Shane and Ben Walker, while Roosters halfback Sam Walker is his nephew. <\/p>\n

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Chris Walker was reportedly taking into police custody.Source: News Regional Media<\/p>\n

On Friday night after Souths Sydney flyer Alex Johnston became the greatest tryscorer in Australian rugby league history, Walker posted to his Instagram. <\/p>\n

\u201cHuge effort mate…if I had played NRL for another 200 years I maybe would have beaten Alex Johnston\u2019s scoring record,\u201d Walker wrote. <\/p>\n

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