ADELAIDE forward Taylor Walker says the club’s upset 11-point win over Geelong at AAMI Stadium on Friday night was one of the best he’s been involved in during his time at West Lakes.

Walker had a quiet start to the game but escaped the clutches of Harry Taylor after quarter time, kicking four goals, including one either side of the three-quarter time break to give his side an unassailable lead early in the final term.

The 20-year-old from Broken Hill said he was pleased with his output against the Cats, but that he was even happier with the Crows first win over the reigning premiers since round 13, 2006.

“We knew it was going to be a hard and tough game and we really set ourselves for it during the week,” Walker said after the game.

“The intensity went up again in the last quarter and the crowd was amazing. Kurt Tippett was only standing five metres away from me and I was trying to yell at him, but he couldn’t hear me because it was so loud.
 
“It was bloody awesome to play four quarters of footy and our contested ball was really good. It was just fantastic to come away with the win.”

The inexperienced Adelaide forward line caused plenty of problems for Geelong’s defence, both offensively and defensively on Friday night.

Walker, Tippett and rookie Ricky Henderson all looked dangerous with the ball in hand, but their work without the footy was equally impressive.

The usually clinical Cats struggled to clear the ball from their defensive 50, and Walker said the Crows’ pressure had been one of the keys to the win.

“We pride ourselves on our frontal pressure and really coming up at the ball carrier. I think we did that really well tonight,” he said.

“We seemed to put them in two minds coming out of defence. When your decisions aren’t clear it affects your skills and we were able to chop off a few of their kicks tonight.”

Walker was left out of the Adelaide side for three weeks earlier in the season and told to work on several aspects of his game, including his defensive pressure and contested ball.

He finished with six contested possessions against the Cats, prompting coach Neil Craig to praise the freakishly-talented goalkicker for playing with “greater maturity”.

Walker said he had become more focused on just doing his bit for the team.

“It’s nice to hear that from Craigy, but I just set myself to play my role each week. We’re starting to gel as a forward line and are getting to know each other, so it’s really enjoyable to be there at the minute,” he said.