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Neil Baker

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 8th June, 1960
Current Age
Turns 66 today

Competitions Won

Charity Shield - AUS
1984

Honours & Awards

Dally M Five-Eighth Of The Year
1985

Playing Career Statistics

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Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - 138 15 153 326--29 324     45 45 806 1 2 3 79 71 3 51.63% List
NRL Finals - 5 3 8 ----- 15     1 1 31 - - - 2 6 - 25.00% List
Preseason Cup - - 1 1 ----- 2 / 4 50.00% - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Midweek Cup - 9 2 11 1---1 14     2 2 33 - - - 4 7 - 36.36% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
English Championship - 15 - 15 -9--9 11     6 6 64 - - - 8 7 - 53.33% List
Regal Trophy - 2 - 2 -1--1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Lancashire Cup - 2 - 2 -1--1 -     1 1 5 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
UK Top Division - 15 - 15 -9--9 11     6 6 64 - - - 8 7 - 53.33% List
Charity Shield - AUS 1 1 - 1 -2--2 6     - - 20 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  166 18 184 437--41 351     54 54 916 1 2 3 94 87 3 51.09% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CanterburyCanterbury 19811981 NSWRFL   8 2 103---3 -     - - 9 - - - 2 8 - 20.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   3 4 7----- 4 / 4 100.00% - - 8 - - - 4 2 1 57.14% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   6 2 8-4--4 -     - - 16 - - - 5 3 - 62.50% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup   26 - 26-5--5 68     6 6 162 - 1 - 15 11 - 57.69% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   24 - 24-5--5 60     5 5 145 - 1 2 10 14 - 41.67% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   25 1 26-5--5 64 / 95 67.37% 20 20 168 - - - 15 9 2 57.69% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   6 5 11----- 13 / 20 65.00% - - 26 - - - 3 8 - 27.27% List
PenrithPenrith 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   22 - 22-1--1 65 / 102 63.73% 7 7 141 1 - 1 14 8 - 63.64% List
PenrithPenrith 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   18 1 19-6--6 50 / 83 60.24% 7 7 131 - - - 11 8 - 57.89% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canterbury 1981-83   17 8 25 34--7 4 / 4 100.00% - - 33 - - - 11 13 1 44.00% List
South Sydney 1984-87   81 6 87 -15--15 205     31 31 501 - 2 2 43 42 2 49.43% List
Penrith 1988-89   40 1 41 -7--7 115 / 185 62.16% 14 14 272 1 - 1 25 16 - 60.98% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
SalfordSalford 1985/86   19 - 19-11--11 11     7 7 73 - - - 10 9 - 52.63% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Salford 1985   19 - 19 -11--11 11     7 7 73 - - - 10 9 - 52.63% List

Your Say

  • Natalie
    27 May 2011 11:48pm

    still 1 of the best!

  • Paul Carter
    17 Jun 2011 8:13pm

    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 Jan 2012 12:15pm

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

  • Anonymous
    28 Jun 2015 7:46am

    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 Jul 2016 4:04am

    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 Aug 2016 4:56am

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

  • gabster
    4 Aug 2017 4:42am

    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 Jul 2019 7:20am

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

  • Anonymous
    22 Sep 2019 10:42pm

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

  • Anonymous
    29 Nov 2019 9:25am

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

  • Anonymous
    5 Sep 2021 10:11pm

    what is neil baker doing now, does anybody know?

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Stroud, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Derek Farrar, Bill Bates

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club