Reg Baker
Reg Baker | |||
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![]() Baker during his Collingwood career | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Arthur Reginald Baker | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1899 | ||
Date of death | 1 September 1977 | (aged 77)||
Original team(s) | Wonthaggi | ||
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Rover, forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1922–1928 | Collingwood | 60 (60) | |
1928 | Richmond | 10 | (7)|
Total | 70 (67) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Arthur Reginald Baker (18 September 1899 – 1 September 1977)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
VFL career
One of three brothers to play in the VFL (along with Selwyn and Ted), Baker played his football as a rover and in the forward line.[2] Baker was a losing grand finalist for Collingwood in both 1925 and 1926.[3] He finished equal fifth in the 1926 Brownlow Medal.[3]
In 1927, Baker returned to Wonthaggi FC and was captain-coach of their Central Gippsland Football League.
Baker returned to Collingwood in 1928 and during the 1928 VFL season, Baker crossed to Richmond, where he made 10 appearances.[3]
Coaching
Baker coached his original club Wonthaggi for five years and steered them to three premierships in 1927, 1929 and ?[4][5] He won a further three premierships as coach of Leongatha in 1931, 1934 and 1935. Baker also spent time as coach of Wonthaggi (1941)[6] Morwell (1947 & 1948) and Yallourn (1951).[7]
References
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- ^ "Reg Baker". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c AFL Tables: Reg Baker
- ^ "1929 – Central Gippsland FL Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Great Southern Advocate. 26 September 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Morwell Advertiser, "Football Coach is Mr Reg Baker", 6 March 1947, p. 1
- ^ "1941 – Wonthaggi coach". Weekly Times. 10 May 1941. p. 39. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ Morwell Advertiser, "C.G. Football League", 25 January 1951, p. 6
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