Neil Baker

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 8th June, 1960
Current Age
63 years and 285 days

Awards & Accolades

Dally M Five-Eighth Of The Year
1985

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 153 29 325   45 808 79 71 3 51.63% List
NRL Finals 8 - 16   1 33 2 6 0 25.00% List
English Championship 15 9 11   6 64 8 7 0 53.33% List
Lancashire Cup 2 1 -   1 5 1 1 0 50.00% List
Regal Trophy 2 1 -   - 4 1 1 0 50.00% List
National Panasonic Cup 4 1 14   2 33 1 3 0 25.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury NSWRFL 1981 10 3 -   - 9 2 8 0 20.00% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1982 7 - 4   - 8 4 2 1 57.14% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1983 8 4 -   - 16 5 3 0 62.50% List
Souths NSWRL 1984 26 5 69   6 164 15 11 0 57.69% List
Souths NSWRL 1985 24 5 60   5 145 10 14 0 41.67% List
Souths NSWRL 1986 26 5 64 / 95 67.37% 20 168 15 9 2 57.69% List
Souths NSWRL 1987 11 - 13 / 20 65.00% - 26 3 8 0 27.27% List
Penrith NSWRL 1988 22 1 65 / 102 63.73% 7 141 14 8 0 63.64% List
Penrith NSWRL 1989 19 6 50 / 83 60.24% 7 131 11 8 0 57.89% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury 1981-83 25 7 4   - 33 11 13 1 44.00% List
Souths 1984-87 87 15 206   31 503 43 42 2 49.43% List
Penrith 1988-89 41 7 115 / 185 62.16% 14 272 25 16 0 60.98% List
Overall1981-1989 153 29 325   45 808 79 71 3 51.63% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Salford 1985/86 19 11 11   7 73 10 9 0 52.63% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Salford 1985 19 11 11   7 73 10 9 0 52.63% List

Your Say

  • Natalie
    27/05/2011

    still 1 of the best!

  • Paul Carter
    17/06/2011

    In 1985 Baker was Dally M Five-Eigth of the Year.Baker also finished Third in the Dally Ms in 1984 and 1985 as well.

  • Donna
    20/01/2012

    Hey do you have any more of the tries that Neil Baker scored

  • Anonymous
    28/06/2015

    Scored one of great tries in 1986 V Manly at Redfern. Breaks the line, much past Shearer and regathering to score. Ray warren the commentator makes it a memory never forgotten.

  • Anonymous
    10/07/2016

    Neil Baker was a revelation for Salford in Super League. Fans still talk about THAT try against Castleford, an 80 yarder chipping over the defence and collecting twice along the way. A real class act.

  • Danny
    18/08/2016

    Neil Baker was brilliant stand off for Salford....I was 15 when I watched him and he would off graced any team

  • gabster
    04/08/2017

    Neil Baker was quite prolific in kicking field goals - tallying up a massive 20 in the 1986 season !

    In those days, low scores were common and so field goals were used more than the current era

  • DR - Salford
    10/07/2019

    What a Stand Off - one of the best overseas players with skill I have ever seen...

  • Anonymous
    22/09/2019

    Played with Neil at west Rosellas great player great trainer . Very skilled athlete,

  • Anonymous
    29/11/2019

    Kicked 20 field goals in one year to tie Eric Simms for most one point Field goals in a year

  • Anonymous
    05/09/2021

    what is neil baker doing now, does anybody know?

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Contributions: AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Greg Stroud, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, Bill Bates

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1986-87