Tom Baxter (Australian footballer)
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Thomas 'Tom' Baxter was an Australian rules football
er who played with Collingwood
and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Baxter, originally from Maldon, was a Collingwood premiership player in 1910. In the Grand Final he was reported for striking and suspended for the entire 1911 VFL season
. Collingwood appealed the ban and it was overturned, after teammate Richard Daykin signed a declaration which stated that it was him that had struck Jack Baquie
. As Daykin had retired after the Grand Final win, no player was suspended for the incident.
A rover, he performed well in 1911 and his 31 goals was enough to top Collingwood's goal-kicking. He finished the year in Collingwood's losing Grand Final team.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Baxter, originally from Maldon, was a Collingwood premiership player in 1910. In the Grand Final he was reported for striking and suspended for the entire 1911 VFL season
1911 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1911.-Premiership season:In 1911, the VFL competition consisted of ten teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their...
. Collingwood appealed the ban and it was overturned, after teammate Richard Daykin signed a declaration which stated that it was him that had struck Jack Baquie
Jack Baquie
John 'Jack' Baquie was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League ....
. As Daykin had retired after the Grand Final win, no player was suspended for the incident.
A rover, he performed well in 1911 and his 31 goals was enough to top Collingwood's goal-kicking. He finished the year in Collingwood's losing Grand Final team.