Oskar Baker

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Oskar Baker
Oskar Baker 2019.4.jpg
Baker playing for Melbourne in June 2019
Personal information
Born (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 27)
Queensland [1]
Original team 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 Midfielder
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 13
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018–2022 Melbourne 15 (4)
2023– Western Bulldogs 30 (9)
Total45 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 21, 2025.
Career highlights
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). He previously played for Melbourne.

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Early life

Baker was born in Queensland [1] and attended Padua College in Brisbane. He played for Wilston Grange and Aspley in the North East Australian Football League.

AFL career

Melbourne (2017–2022)

Selected by Melbourne with pick 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. [3]

Baker made his debut for the Bulldogs in a Round 1 clash against Melbourne of the 2023 AFL Season. Despite his team losing, he was influential with 13 disposals, a goal, three marks and 319 meters gained.

On 11 July 2023, Baker signed a two-year extension with the Bulldogs, tying him to the club until the end of 2025. Baker kicked a career-high three goals against the Gold Coast Suns, also registering 19 disposals and nine marks as the medical sub in round two of the 2024 season.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season. [4]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Melbourne 33924794512440150.20.48.85.013.84.41.7
2020 [a] Melbourne 33320301141850.70.010.03.713.72.71.7
2021 [b] Melbourne 3330012315540.00.04.01.05.01.71.3
2022 Melbourne 330––––––––––––––
2023 Western Bulldogs 1318691917326486220.330.510.64.014.674.781.2
2024 Western Bulldogs 136315134853340.50.28.55.714.25.50.7
2024 Western Bulldogs 13911805813838140.10.18.96.415.34.21.6
Career481415443224667210640.30.39.24.713.94.41.3

Personal life

In 2017, Baker's mother died from breast cancer. In all of his AFL games, Baker has worn a black armband and taped wrists to remind him of her. [5]

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. 1 2 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. ↑ "INS AND OUTS: Every club's final list changes ahead of 2023". afl.com.au. 16 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Oskar Baker". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Gabelich, Josh (10 August 2025). "Why this Bulldog has followed the same pre-game ritual for eight years". afl.com.au.
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