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For other persons of the same name, see Steven Baker (disambiguation).
Steven Paul "Bakes" Baker (born 22 May 1980) is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
[edit] AFL career  Baker was drafted in the 1998 AFL Draft at pick 27 in a second round pick to the St Kilda Football Club. Baker played in St Kilda’s 2004 AFL Wizard Home Loans Cup winning side - St Kilda Football Club’s 2nd AFL Cup Win.[1] In 2005, he tied with teammate Luke Ball in the St Kilda Best & Fairest - the Trevor Barker Award, previous to that his best ranking was 3rd in 2004. On May 28, 2005, Baker and teammate Fraser Gehrig played their 100th and 200th AFL games respectively. Baker played in St Kilda’s 2008 AFL National Australia Bank Cup winning side - St Kilda Football Club’s 3rd AFL Cup Win.[2] [3] Baker played in 21 of 22 matches in the 2009 AFL Premiership Season Home & Away Rounds where the St Kilda Football Club qualified in first position for the 2009 AFL Finals Series, winning the club’s 3rd Minor Premiership.[4] St Kilda won direct qualification through to the 2009 AFL Grand Final after Qualifying & Preliminary Final wins. Baker played in the 2009 AFL Grand Final where St Kilda was defeated by 12 points. As of the end of the 2009 AFL Premiership Season, Baker had played in 9 AFL Finals Series matches - including 1 AFL Grand Final - and 2 AFL Cup Finals. The athletic Baker has caused some controversy during his career, playing as a tagger/run with player, rather than a set position player. Some football purists have criticised this style of play, while others have praised it. [edit] TribunalBaker is regarded as one of the most efficient taggers in the league, but has been well documented to often stretch the rules, leading to a very high number of tribunal appearances. On 18 August 2007, Baker was linked to an incident behind play, in the third quarter of a match against Fremantle at Telstra Dome. Fremantle forward Jeff Farmer was assisted from the playing area at Telstra Dome, with blood coming from his nose and suffering a concussion. The incident was not witnessed by umpires, nor was it captured on film. Channel 10 commentator Michael Voss stated soon afterwards that he saw what happened and added that Baker would be hoping it had not been captured by TV cameras. However he later denied viewing the actual incident and admitted to making an assumption based on his perception of the moments immediately before and after the incident.[5] Baker was charged by the AFL with rough conduct, and in the absence of video evidence, the Match Review Committee was forced to refer Baker directly to the AFL Tribunal. On 21 August 2007 it was announced that Baker had been found guilty and suspended for 7 matches, the longest sentences for a single incident since the tribunal system was changed to a points based system. The penalty was made so severe due to a 40% points loading due Baker's poor record of 4 weeks suspension in the past 3 years,[6], and controversial 127.5 carry-over points; Baker had been suspended for two separate incidents in Round 6 against Carlton, but a loophole (closed immediately thereafter) allowed him to serve a shorter time and carry-over the extra points.[7] After serving his suspension Baker returned for two matches before injuring his knee against Richmond. [edit] Personal lifeBaker and fellow teammate Stephen Milne have created a business via the football club known as Saintly Entertainment, where the players can host a BBQ, birthday party or football clinic. This venture started up in 2005. [edit] References
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