Oskar Baker Explained

Oskar Baker
Birth Date:25 May 1998
Birth Place:Queensland[1]
Originalteam:Aspley (NEAFL)
Draftpick:No. 48, 2017 national draft
Debutdate:Round 9, 2019
Debutstadium:Perth Stadium
Height:184cm
Weight:82kg
Position:Midfielder
Guernsey:13
Years1:2018–2022
Games Goals1:15 (4)
Years2:2023–
Games Goals2:19 (9)
Games Goalstotal:34 (13)
Statsend:round 2, 2024
Careerhighlights:

Oskar Baker (born 25 May 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Baker was born in Queensland and attended Padua College in Brisbane and played for Wilston Grange Gorillas and Aspley in the North East Australian Football League before being drafted by Melbourne with the 48th selection in the 2017 national draft.

AFL career

Melbourne (2017–2022)

Selected by Melbourne with pick No.48 in the 2017 National Draft Baker made his debut in the loss to at Perth Stadium in round nine of the 2019 season.[2]

Unable to cement his spot in the senior side Baker was delisted after 15 games over 5 seasons.

Western Bulldogs (2023–present)

Following his delisting at the end of the 2022 AFL season, Baker was selected by the Western Bulldogs in the pre-season supplemental selection period.

Baker made his debut for the Bulldogs in a Round 1 clash against Melbourne of the 2023 AFL Season. Despite a loss, In his first game for the Bulldogs Baker was influential with 13 Disposals, 1 goal, 3 marks and 319 meters gained.

On the 11th July 2023, Baker signed a two-year extension with the Western Bulldogs, tying him to the club until the end of 2025.

Baker kicked a career-high 3 goals against the Gold Coast Suns to go along with 19 disposals and 9 marks as the medical sub in round 2 of the 2024 season.

Statistics

Updated to round 2 of the 2024 season.[3]

|-| 2019 || || 33| 9 || 2 || 4 || 79 || 45 || 124 || 40 || 15 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 8.8 || 5.0 || 13.8 || 4.4 || 1.7|-| 2020 || || 33| 3 || 2 || 0 || 30 || 11 || 41 || 8 || 5 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 10.0 || 3.7 || 13.7 || 2.7 || 1.7|-| 2021 || || 33| 3 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 3 || 15 || 5 || 4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 5.0 || 1.7 || 1.3|-| 2022 || || 33| 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|-| 2023 || || 13| 18 || 6 || 9 || 191 || 73 || 264 || 86 || 22 || 0.33 || 0.5 || 10.6 || 4.0 || 14.67 || 4.78 || 1.2|-| 2024 || || 13| 1 || 3 || 0 || 11 || 9 || 19 || 9 || 0 || 3.0 || 0.0 || 11.0 || 8.0 || 19.0 || 9.0 || 0.0|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 34 !! 13 !! 13 !! 323 !! 140 !! 463 !! 148 !! 46 !! 0.38 !! 0.38 !! 9.5 !! 4.12 !! 13.62 !! 4.35 !! 1.35|}

Notes

Notes and References

  1. https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1254893/10-things-get-to-know-oskar-baker 10 things: Get to know Oskar Baker
  2. News: AFL 2019: Melbourne releases heartwarming video following Oskar Baker's debut. Fox Sports. 22 May 2019. 11 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Oskar Baker. AFL Tables. 15 September 2019.