Bernie Baxter
Carlton
AFL career
28 games22 goals
- Debut
- R7 1949 v STK28 May 1949
- Most recent
- R14 1951 v RCH4 Aug 1951
Stats
Bio
Arriving at Princes Park from Werribee, Bernie Baxter faced the daunting task of following in the footsteps of his older brother, Carlton Hall of Famer Ken Baxter. A strong-marking key forward who lacked explosive pace, Bernie sat on the bench as the reserve in the Blues' 1949 Grand Final loss but struggled to permanently secure the full-forward post against Keith Warburton. After a frustrating 1951 season where the club blocked his clearance requests to VFL rivals, he signed off with a Reserves premiership before heading to the Hampden League. While his VFL career was brief, Baxter became a genuine legend at Port Fairy, where he booted nearly 700 goals and eventually had the local scoreboard named in his honour.
Profile
- Born
- 15 June 1929
- Died
- 27 Dec 2012 (aged 83y 195d)
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionArriving at Princes Park from Werribee, Bernie Baxter faced the daunting task of following in the footsteps of his older brother, Carlton Hall of Famer Ken Baxter. A strong-marking key forward who lacked explosive pace, Bernie sat on the bench as the reserve in the Blues' 1949 Grand Final loss but struggled to permanently secure the full-forward post against Keith Warburton. After a frustrating 1951 season where the club blocked his clearance requests to VFL rivals, he signed off with a Reserves premiership before heading to the Hampden League. While his VFL career was brief, Baxter became a genuine legend at Port Fairy, where he booted nearly 700 goals and eventually had the local scoreboard named in his honour.