Crows forward Taylor Walker has announced his wife Ellie is pregnant, with the pair expecting in November.

Speaking on Triple M's Roo & Ditts on Thursday morning, Walker said the couple were keeping the gender a surpise. 

“Ellie and I are about to start a new family… my wife is pregnant. We have a new little one on the way," Walker said.

“We’re not due until November, a few months. It’s getting very exciting.

“We’re not finding out what we’re having."

It's been a big 24 hours for the 29-year-old after he announced he would be stepping down from the captaincy he has held for the past five years.

“I wanted to finish off my career with a bit of enjoyment and freedom,” Walker said.

“(It was a) little bit of relief, got a bit teary with some nice messages and phone calls.

“For five years, I’ve been able to lead this football club… I takeaway that C next to my name but continue to be Taylor Walker and lead as best I can.”

For Walker, having led the Club after the likes of Mark Bickley, Simon Goodwin and Mark Riccuito was one of his greatest honours.

“It’s funny, you say those guys names… I was a mad Crows supporter as a kid,” he said.

“It’s one of those things I’ll look back, once we have a family, I can tell my kids and have a few beers and enjoy what I’ve done.”