Travis Baker
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| Full name | Travis Baker | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 29 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Travis Baker is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played for Western Suburbs in the NRL competition.
Playing career
[edit]Baker made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in round 14 of the 1998 NRL season against the Auckland Warriors. Baker started at centre in Wests 18-16 victory. Baker made a total of 11 appearances as the club finished with the Wooden Spoon. In 1999, Baker made eight appearances including the clubs final ever game as a stand-alone entity which came against the Auckland Warriors in round 26. Baker played from the bench as Wests lost 60-16. Western Suburbs also finished the year with the wooden spoon and conceded the most points by any team in NSWRL/NRL history with 944. At the end of the year, Western Suburbs merged with fellow foundation club Balmain to form the Wests Tigers. Baker was not offered a contract to play for the new team and never played first grade again.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Travis Baker - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
- ^ "Western Suburbs first grade players". www.westsmagpies.com.au.
- ^ "Rugby League: 'A good kicking' promises coach". www.nzherald.co.nz. 16 July 2023.
- ^ "The day the Warriors put the once mighty Western Suburbs Magpies out of their final misery". the81stminute.com.
- ^ "The worst teams in NRL history". www.sportingnews.com. 28 June 2016.
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