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.
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| Born | 8 June 1960[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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
- "Neil Baker". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Rugby League Club. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- "Neil Baker". Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- Platt, Darrell (1991). A History of Salford Rugby League Club. Salford Rugby League Club.
- "Clayton Cup". Country Rugby League Annual Report. Sydney: N.S.W. Country Rugby League (1992) – via State Library of NSW.
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