Walter Palmer was an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s.
He played for Western Suburbs,Annandale and Newtown in the NSWRL competition.
Palmer's time at Annandale was not successful with the club finishing with the wooden spoon or second bottom of the table in all but one of his years there.
In 1918, he returned to Western Suburbs and played 14 games as they finished runners up to South Sydney.
Palmer represented New South Wales twice in 1915 and played three games for Metropolis.