Oskar Baker

Oskar Baker is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the in the Australian Football League. He previously played for.

Early life

Baker was born in Queensland 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 at Perth Stadium in round nine of the 2019 season.
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 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.
! colspan=3 | Career
! 48 !! 14 !! 15 !! 443 !! 224 !! 667 !! 210 !! 64 !! 0.3 !! 0.3 !! 9.2 !! 4.7 !! 13.9 !! 4.4 !! 1.3

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.
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