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Rocknroll   1,002

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Hey,

A mate of mine just started doing some work with Garry Baker and asked me if I rememebed him as I am a Demon tradgic supporter. Anyway I can only just remember him as I was born in '76.

Does anyone else remember him? If so, could you tell me about him? any memoriable highlights?

This is a pretty cool beard http://i11.ebayimg.com/07/i/001/18/08/64c5_1.JPG

Cheers

RNR

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waynewussell   4,873

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Came to us from Bulldogs I think. Developed into a very capable tap ruckman, with good hands, big leap and ability to take a screamer every now and then. Was tireless when required to ruck all day. Had at least one excellent season where I think he did quite well in the Brownlow. Injuries slowed him down in later years. He was agressive at the ball and threw himself around quite a bit, may have been on report a few times. A favourite at the club in his time.

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He did have one outstanding year where I recall he almost won the media player of the year awards. I recall the Age polled him in 16 straight games. I think ihis big year was 1978. Then he did an ACL the following year and went to Sydney where the injury had robbed him of the valuable athleticism. Wore no 1.

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Sir Why You Little   36,668

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I had a drink with him at his pub in Hobart during the '87 finals, when we demolished Sydney.

Great bloke and was as excited as I was about the Dees back then.

That's good to hear a story like that. You could see Gary's Beard on the Southern Stand wing while sitting in the members!! But there were a lot of '70s porn star beards worn in the VFL back then. Bakers was the thickest i recall tho..

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beelzebub   23,200

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ahhhh..the VIKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) yes..remember watching him play :)

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Baker was a much better player than people think.

He became one of the best ruckmen in the competition. Played for Victoria & won a B&F.

Was a terrific pack mark & dangerous up forward ie 127 games& 112 goals which is close to double the goal rate of Jeff White.

Unfortunately at his peak he did his knee, never really recovered & that was it, career over.

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He's a good bloke - very funny too. He owns a holiday home where I live and we have the occasional chat about the Dees.

I think he was one of the 150 Heroes announced earlier in the year.

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Yes fond memories of Baker

RR is right about his best year (1978)

He actually won the MFC best and fairest that year

Came from Footscray and played his final season at the Swans

Melbourne were very ordinary through the 70,s

Baker was excellent one on one and had a fearless uncompromising style of play

The toughs of that era stayed away from the Melbourne #1

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Yes fond memories of Baker

RR is right about his best year (1978)

He actually won the MFC best and fairest that year

Came from Footscray and played his final season at the Swans

Melbourne were very ordinary through the 70,s

Baker was excellent one on one and had a fearless uncompromising style of play

The toughs of that era stayed away from the Melbourne #1

The toughs of that era stayed away from the Dees, period! We were the toughest team going around - didn't win many games but many teams limped off after playing us.

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Dad says we traded Park for him. He remembers North unfurling a premiership flag at the old North ground before our match and with them all pumped up we went on to beat them. Baker was great that day.

I was there that day and we all got very excited, expecting a great season!!!!!!!!!!!

Speaking of North, they had a similar player called Phil Baker who was a finals specialist but didn't do that much throughout the season.

Also, does anybody remember if Garry Baker had a beard for his entire MFC carreer? I seem to remmber him also playing without one.

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