| Des Baird | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander Gordon Desmond Baird[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunbury, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 27 March 1947 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Clifton Hill, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Sunbury | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908–1909 | South Melbourne | 6 (0) | |
| 1912–1914 | St Kilda | 31 (7) | |
| Total | 37 (7) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alexander Gordon Desmond Baird (26 June 1888 – 27 March 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He played a prominent part in the 1913 VFL Grand Final; his decision to handball in the final minutes, instead of shoot at goal, is often blamed as having cost St Kilda the premiership.[2][3][4]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "How an Error Robbed St Kilda of the League Pennant". Sporting Globe (1 ed.). Melbourne. 27 July 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 11 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Browne, Ashley, ed. (2011). Grand finals: The Stories Behind the Premier Teams of the Victorian Football League. Vol. 1, 1897–1938. Docklands, Vic.: Slattery Media Group. p. 176. ISBN 9781921778322.
- ^ "Why He Didn't Take His Kick". Sporting Globe. Melbourne. 5 June 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 11 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.