Neil Baker

Neil Baker (born 8 June 1960) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. Baker played mostly at fullback and five-eighth for Canterbury, Salford, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Penrith.

For the British artist, see Neil Lawson Baker.

Neil Baker
Personal information
Born (1960-06-08) 8 June 1960[1]
Playing information
PositionFullback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981–83 Canterbury-Bankstown 25 7 4 0 33
1984–87 South Sydney 87 15 206 31 503
1985–86 Salford 19 11 11 7 73
1988–89 Penrith 41 7 115 14 272
Total 172 40 336 52 881
Source: [2][3]

Neil Baker played three seasons at the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs between 1981-1983. He also was a useful goal-kicker, top scoring for South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1984, 1985 and 1986. In 1985 he won the Dally M award for best five-eighth of the season. Baker had a cult following at South Sydney, with fans calling him "Bionic Baker", and making banners with his name on them to wave at matches. He finished his Sydney career at the Penrith Panthers between 1988-1989. In 1992, Baker captain-coached Newcastle Western Suburbs to win the Clayton Cup.[4]

References
  1. "Neil Baker". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Rugby League Club. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. "Neil Baker". Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. Platt, Darrell (1991). A History of Salford Rugby League Club. Salford Rugby League Club.
  4. "Clayton Cup". Country Rugby League Annual Report. Sydney: N.S.W. Country Rugby League (1992) – via State Library of NSW.


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