AFL Daily: Bob Murphy reveals Steven Baker's weirdest tactic, rolling footy news for Wednesday July 17, 2019

Steven Baker has admitted to punching and stomping on opponents to put them off their game. But it was a totally different tactic that 'rattled' Bulldogs champion Bob Murphy.

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The Saints stopper has admitted to repeatedly punching and stomping on opponents and even sharpening boot studs to inflict pain on opposition players.

So when the serial pest walked towards Bob Murphy, the Bulldogs champ could be forgiven for wondering what was coming his way. But it was not what he expected.

"This was right in that time where he and Stevie Johnson went at it and were throwing proper punches. This was a throwback to a different era," Murphy told SEN.

"I was playing in the forward pocket and Baker's manning me and the ball is 150m away.

"I remember sort of thinking, OK, you’re about to get hit here. Something is about to go down. You’re sort of getting yourself into that frame of, what do I do when it happens?

"He’s probably thinking you’re a scrawny, skinny thing, I’m just going to beat up on him.

"And he whispers in my ear, ‘Have you got a sausage dog?’.

"All I said, was ‘yes’ in a high-pitched voice and for the next 15 minutes, it rattled me. A punch wouldn’t have rattled me at all, but the fact that I didn’t know if he was serious.

"It was one of the great sledges because it distracted me for a good 15 minutes."

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Originally published as AFL Daily: Bob Murphy reveals Steven Baker's weirdest tactic, rolling footy news for Wednesday July 17, 2019

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