Welcome to the Kennel Oskar Baker

[Bulldogs85]

Who tapes their wrist for a photoshoot? s**t wrists confirmed.

He could of been training before the Photoshoot

 

[BrisDog]

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He looks fat, maybe even fatter than Cordy.

 

[ScragCity]

So ... we swapped an under-performing and troubled Hunter to Melbourne for another winger in Oskar Baker plus a future third.

Hunter (28 next week,173 games) has a premiership medallion and a Charles Sutton Medal.
Baker (24) has just been cut from the Demons list after 15 games (none in 2022).
Fair trade?

I reckon Melbourne will get some value from Hunter - he probably needed a change of scenery - so we need to see whether Baker will finally make the grade with us.

It would be great to see them line up against each other in Round 1.

What's Baker's relationship with booze like? Will he be missing half a season every couple of years from drink driving incidents and "personal reasons"?

 

[Brass Dog]

What's Baker's relationship with booze like? Will he be missing half a season every couple of years from drink driving incidents and "personal reasons"?

Check with his Dad. Lovely bloke, works in asbestos removal.

 

[Floridog]

 

[stefoid]

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[dogwatch]

I'm a bit worried about you Fdog. Tim Minchin was meant to be one of Australia's best kept secrets.

 

[grassman75]

Why does he spell his name with a K ? No, I don't mean his surname.

Symmetry

 

[Floridog]

I'm a bit worried about you Fdog. Tim Minchin was meant to be one of Australia's best kept secrets.

I'm also familiar with John Farnham, Paul Kelly, Goanna, Yothu Yindi, Slim Dusty, Ganggajang and Paul Williamson to name a few. I may be spending too much time on BF.

 

[dogwatch]

I'm also familiar with John Farnham, Paul Kelly, Goanna, Yothu Yindi, Slim Dusty, Ganggajang and Paul Williamson to name a few. I may be spending too much time on BF.

Have you listened to any Jedd Busslinger? That will be the true test of whether you’re spending too much time on BF.

 

[Dogs Rule]

 

[RedWhite&Blue]

This is 'Lucky' Phil

 

[grassman75]

I'm also familiar with John Farnham, Paul Kelly, Goanna, Yothu Yindi, Slim Dusty, Ganggajang and Paul Williamson to name a few. I may be spending too much time on BF.

Paul Williamson? Didn't he play for Collingwood.....

 

[TiAn_]

Quick and hard at it. Seems like decent foot solider material, in the Roarke Smith

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Roarke Smith

Age

27

Ht

184cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.7

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

6.1

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.7

4star

CL

0.4

2star

No current season stats available

D

12.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.6

4star

CL

0.2

2star

mould. Dunkley and Hunter out necessitated adding some midfield depth. Hope he goes well.

 

[Mofra]

Sneaky chance at tagging roles?
Quick and seems aggressive

 

[bobs head soup]

Normally glass half full with recruits but just can't get enthused here.

Averaging 3 contested possessions and 1.6 tackles per game over 4 seasons of his AFL career and going backwards after an ok first year. For a bloke who's meant to be hard at it, yikes

I know raw numbers don't tell the full story and maybe there were circumstances, but he'd have to improve a long way to be in best 22 contention.

Hope I'm proven wrong.

 

[dogwatch]

Normally glass half full with recruits but just can't get enthused here.

Averaging 3 contested possessions and 1.6 tackles per game over 4 seasons of his AFL career and going backwards after an ok first year. For a bloke who's meant to be hard at it, yikes

I know raw numbers don't tell the full story and maybe there were circumstances, but he'd have to improve a long way to be in best 22 contention.

Hope I'm proven wrong.

Perhaps he was sub for some of those 15 games. That does tend to knock your averages a bit.

 

[scooter600x]

Paul Williamson? Didn't he play for Collingwood.....

Coached us for 1 game

 

[D Mitchell]

Coached us for 1 game

Paul Williamson ?

 

[dogwatch]

Coached us for 1 game

Three games actually.

Paul Williams. 66% winning record. Second most successful coach in the club’s history (after the unforgettable George McLaren, 100%).

Eat your heart out Bevo.

 

[Chalky White]

Normally glass half full with recruits but just can't get enthused here.

Averaging 3 contested possessions and 1.6 tackles per game over 4 seasons of his AFL career and going backwards after an ok first year. For a bloke who's meant to be hard at it, yikes

I know raw numbers don't tell the full story and maybe there were circumstances, but he'd have to improve a long way to be in best 22 contention.

Hope I'm proven wrong.

Agree. Odd choice really, I see no upside to his game.
The only compliments I could give him are he's fast and I believe tough.

 

[stefoid]

Lets hope he doesnt get the bev free pass we normally reserve for imports

 

[dogwatch]

Lets hope he doesnt get the bev free pass we normally reserve for imports

It's a cert.

 

[Testekill]

He seems like a good young man.

 

[grassman75]

He seems like a good young man.

Are they making the Melbourne ex players run in a line?