garry, baker, other, people, named, gary, baker, gary, baker, disambiguation, born, march, 1953, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, melbourne, footscray, sydney, victorian, football, league, personal, informationdate, birth, 1954, march, 1954, orig. For other people named Gary Baker see Gary Baker disambiguation Garry Baker born 24 March 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne Footscray and Sydney in the Victorian Football League VFL 1 Garry BakerPersonal informationDate of birth 1954 03 24 24 March 1954 age 70 Original team s Meeniyan LeongathaHeight193 cm 6 ft 4 in Weight95 kg 209 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1972 1973Footscray0 14 00 9 1974 1981Melbourne127 112 1983Sydney00 6 00 5 Total147 126 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983 Career highlightsKeith Bluey Truscott Medal 1978Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com A ruckman Baker was originally from Meeniyan and started his career at Footscray before moving to Melbourne where he played most of his football He won Melbourne s best and fairest in 1978 but struggled in the subsequent seasons due to a knee injury In 1983 he joined Sydney who were playing just their second season in the city but he only managed six games He later played for and coached both Mordialloc and Moorabbin in the Victorian Football Association 2 Playing statistics edit 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 1972 Footscray 27 1 0 0 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 1973 Footscray 27 13 9 6 77 22 99 41 0 7 0 5 5 9 1 7 7 6 3 2 1974 Melbourne 1 20 24 9 201 59 260 116 1 2 0 5 10 1 3 0 13 0 5 8 1975 Melbourne 1 16 15 9 95 33 128 47 0 9 0 6 6 3 2 2 8 5 3 1 1976 Melbourne 1 8 9 5 51 20 71 39 1 1 0 6 6 4 2 5 8 9 4 9 1977 Melbourne 1 17 18 9 131 65 196 85 1 1 0 6 7 7 3 8 11 5 5 0 1978 Melbourne 1 22 12 5 254 107 361 179 0 5 0 3 11 5 4 9 16 4 8 1 1979 Melbourne 1 16 11 5 167 120 287 120 0 7 0 3 10 4 7 5 17 9 7 5 1980 Melbourne 1 16 23 11 116 122 238 87 1 4 0 7 7 3 7 6 14 9 5 4 1981 Melbourne 1 12 0 0 104 97 201 82 0 0 0 0 8 7 8 1 16 8 6 8 1982 Sydney 1 6 5 4 22 10 32 13 0 8 0 7 3 7 1 7 5 3 2 2 Career 147 126 63 1221 657 1878 810 0 9 0 4 8 4 4 5 12 9 5 5 References edit Australian Football Com Garry Baker Player Profile Fiddian Marc 2013 The VFA A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 1995 Melbourne Sports Books Gary Baker s Player Profile at AFL TablesExternal links editGarry Baker s playing statistics from AFL Tables DemonWiki profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garry Baker amp oldid 1189865136, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
