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Full name
Arthur Reginald Baker
Known as
Reg Baker
Born
18 September 1899
Died
1 September 1977 (aged 77)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 314d
Last game: 28y 349d
Height and weight
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Senior clubs
Collingwood; Richmond
Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 17, 2, 1, 33
Richmond: 33
Recruited from
Wonthaggi (1922); Collingwood (1928); Richmond (1929)
Family links
Ted Baker (Brother)Selwyn Baker (Brother)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Collingwood | V/AFL | 1922-1926, 1928 | 60 | 60 | 1.00 | 63% | — | — | — | 5 |
Richmond | V/AFL | 1928 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 90% | — | — | — | 0 |
Wonthaggi | SGFA | 1929-1932 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
V/AFL | 1922-1926, 1928 | 70 | 67 | 0.96 | 67% | — | — | — | 5 | |
SGFA | 1929-1932 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 1922-1926, 1928-1932 | 70 | 67 | 0.96 | — | — | — | — | — |
AFL: 2,761st player to appear, 3,377th most games played, 1,612th most goals kickedCollingwood: 269th player to appear, 302nd most games played, 138th most goals kickedRichmond: 305th player to appear, 687th most games played, 461st most goals kicked
Arthur Reginald Baker - known as ‘Reg’ - was one of three brothers to play league football, along with Selwyn and Ted. Reg Baker was a talented rover and forward who played 60 VFL games and scored 60 goals for Collingwood between 1922 and 1928. He was a member of the Magpies’ losing grand final teams of 1925 against Geelong and 1926 against Fitzroy. He enjoyed a particularly impressive 1926 campaign which saw him finish fifth in voting for the Brownlow Medal.
Part of the way through the 1928 season he crossed to Richmond where he added a final 10 games and seven goals. He then returned to his original club Wonthaggi as captain-coach where he oversaw three premierships in five years.
Author - John Devaney