Baxter, originally from Maldon, was a Collingwood premiership player in 1910. In the 1910 Grand Final between Carlton and Collingwood he was reported for striking by umpire Jack Elder, and suspended for the entire 1911 VFL season. Collingwood appealed the ban and it was overturned, after teammate Richard Daykin signed a declaration which stated that it was he and not Baxter who had struck Jack Baquie. As Daykin had retired after the Grand Final win, no player was suspended for the incident. This incident is said to be central to, or even the specific origin of, the long-standing rivalry which still exists between the clubs.[2]
A rover, he performed well in 1911 and his 31 goals was enough to top Collingwood's goal-kicking. He finished the year in Collingwood's losing Grand Final team. His performance attracted controversy, with a widespread rumour hinting that he was bribed to play "dead". Baxter twice kicked into the man on the mark in the vital last quarter, as well as missing three easy chances to score a goal. Baxter asked the Collingwood committee to hold an inquiry, saying in his own defence that he had scored Collingwood's only goal of the last quarter, and was one of the few players to gain possession of the ball. The committee cleared Baxter of any wrongdoing, but he was cleared to St Kilda for the 1912 season.[3]
Returned to Maldon and played until he was 51. His Maldon jumper still hangs in the maldon rooms.
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^"Tom Baxter". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
^McMullin, Ross (5 July 2012). "Origin of Carlton-Collingwood rivalry". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
^Atkinson, Graeme (1989). 3AW Book of Footy Records. South Melbourne: Magistra Publishing Company Pty Ltd. p. 278. ISBN1863210091.
Referencesedit
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External linksedit
Tom Baxter's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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baxter, australian, footballer, thomas, matthew, baxter, february, 1884, 1959, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, collingwood, kilda, victorian, football, league, baxterbaxter, 1910personal, informationfull, namethomas, matthew, baxterdate, birth23, . Thomas Matthew Baxter 23 February 1884 8 May 1959 1 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League VFL Tom BaxterBaxter in 1910Personal informationFull nameThomas Matthew BaxterDate of birth23 February 1884Place of birthMaldon VictoriaDate of death8 May 1959 1959 05 08 aged 75 Place of deathMaldon VictoriaOriginal team s MaldonHeight173 cm 5 ft 8 in Weight73 kg 161 lb Position s RoverPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1907 1911Collingwood0 89 74 1912St Kilda0 11 0 7 Total100 81 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Football 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksFootball editBaxter originally from Maldon was a Collingwood premiership player in 1910 In the 1910 Grand Final between Carlton and Collingwood he was reported for striking by umpire Jack Elder and suspended for the entire 1911 VFL season Collingwood appealed the ban and it was overturned after teammate Richard Daykin signed a declaration which stated that it was he and not Baxter who had struck Jack Baquie As Daykin had retired after the Grand Final win no player was suspended for the incident This incident is said to be central to or even the specific origin of the long standing rivalry which still exists between the clubs 2 A rover he performed well in 1911 and his 31 goals was enough to top Collingwood s goal kicking He finished the year in Collingwood s losing Grand Final team His performance attracted controversy with a widespread rumour hinting that he was bribed to play dead Baxter twice kicked into the man on the mark in the vital last quarter as well as missing three easy chances to score a goal Baxter asked the Collingwood committee to hold an inquiry saying in his own defence that he had scored Collingwood s only goal of the last quarter and was one of the few players to gain possession of the ball The committee cleared Baxter of any wrongdoing but he was cleared to St Kilda for the 1912 season 3 Returned to Maldon and played until he was 51 His Maldon jumper still hangs in the maldon rooms Notes edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Baxter Australian footballer Tom Baxter Collingwood Forever Retrieved 4 September 2014 McMullin Ross 5 July 2012 Origin of Carlton Collingwood rivalry Herald Sun Retrieved 5 July 2012 Atkinson Graeme 1989 3AW Book of Footy Records South Melbourne Magistra Publishing Company Pty Ltd p 278 ISBN 1863210091 References editHolmesby Russell and Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 7th ed Melbourne Bas Publishing External links editTom Baxter s playing statistics from AFL Tables nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1884 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Baxter Australian footballer amp oldid 1168365306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
