Wally Lock
Walter Albert Lock was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian [Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League].
Family
The son of Walter "Paddy" Lock, and Mabel Rebecca Lock, née Eastman, Walter Albert Lock was born at Maryborough, Victoria on 22 January 1917.He married Margaret Greenough Day on 14 October 1944. They had four children.
Cricket
He was a talented cricketer in the Maryborough and District Cricket Association.Football
Recruited from Maryborough, and granted a permit on 23 April 1936, Lock began his career with Melbourne as half forward flanker — according to Percy Beames, he was known as Melbourne's "Bunton, Sr.|Bunton]" in his early years. — and went on to later play in the backline as a valuable defender.Due to suspension, Lock did not play in Melbourne's 1939 premiership team. Due to an injury sustained in the 1940 preliminary final, he was unable to play in Melbourne's 1940 premiership. He played in Melbourne's 1941 premiership side — as one of the team's best players, with a performance described as "outstanding".
On his discharge from the Army in 1946, and aged 29, Lock resumed his football career.
He was Melbourne's best and fairest, and was named in the Sporting Life "Team of the Year" in 1947. Due to an injury sustained in the 1948 semi final, he did not play in Melbourne's premiership match that year, and was only able to play four games in 1949. He retired in the 1950 pre-season when he discovered that his knee was "not likely to respond to treatment".