Oskar Baker

Oskar Baker
Baker playing for Melbourne in June 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Queensland[1]
Original team(s)	Aspley (NEAFL)
Draft	No. 48, 2017 national draft
Debut	Round 9, 2019, Melbourne vs. West Coast, at Perth Stadium
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Western Bulldogs
Number	13
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2018–2022	Melbourne	15 (4)
2023–	Western Bulldogs	19 (9)
Total		34 (13)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2024.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 2022
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

Early life

Baker was born in Queensland[1] 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 West Coast 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]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2019	Melbourne	33	9	2	4	79	45	124	40	15	0.2	0.4	8.8	5.0	13.8	4.4	1.7
2020[a]	Melbourne	33	3	2	0	30	11	41	8	5	0.7	0.0	10.0	3.7	13.7	2.7	1.7
2021[b]	Melbourne	33	3	0	0	12	3	15	5	4	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	5.0	1.7	1.3
2022	Melbourne	33	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	Western Bulldogs	13	18	6	9	191	73	264	86	22	0.33	0.5	10.6	4.0	14.67	4.78	1.2
2024	Western Bulldogs	13	6	3	1	51	34	85	33	4	0.5	0.2	8.5	5.7	14.2	5.5	0.7
Career			39	13	14	363	166	529	172	50	0.33	0.36	9.31	4.26	13.56	4.41	1.28

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Statistics include two games in which Baker was an unused medical substitute (rounds 2 and 12).

References

1. 10 things: Get to know Oskar Baker from Western Bulldogs 6 December 2022
2. "AFL 2019: Melbourne releases heartwarming video following Oskar Baker's debut". Fox Sports. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
3. "Oskar Baker". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

External links

• Oskar Baker's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
• Oskar Baker's playing statistics from AFL Tables