Tom Baird
St Kilda
AFL career
10 games7 goals
- Debut
- R17 1910 v SME27 Aug 1910
- Most recent
- R14 1911 v MEL22 July 1911
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Rutherglen in the Ovens and Murray district, Tom Baird joined St Kilda during a lean era for the club, arriving at the Junction Oval as the team sought to lift itself from the bottom of the VFL ladder. He debuted in the opening round of the 1910 season and immediately impacted the scoreboard, demonstrating a capability as a forward option who could contribute goals in a struggling side. Despite a respectable return of seven goals from his limited opportunities, Baird was unable to cement a permanent position in the senior lineup, appearing sporadically across two seasons. His brief VFL career concluded early in the 1911 season, leaving him as one of many country recruits of the era whose tenure at the elite level was fleeting yet serviceable.
Profile
- Full name
- Tom F. Baird
- Born
- 06 May 1884
- Died
- 23 Aug 1939 (aged 55y 109d)
- Birthplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Deathplace
- Ormond, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Rutherglen in the Ovens and Murray district, Tom Baird joined St Kilda during a lean era for the club, arriving at the Junction Oval as the team sought to lift itself from the bottom of the VFL ladder. He debuted in the opening round of the 1910 season and immediately impacted the scoreboard, demonstrating a capability as a forward option who could contribute goals in a struggling side. Despite a respectable return of seven goals from his limited opportunities, Baird was unable to cement a permanent position in the senior lineup, appearing sporadically across two seasons. His brief VFL career concluded early in the 1911 season, leaving him as one of many country recruits of the era whose tenure at the elite level was fleeting yet serviceable.