West Coast Recruited from
NSW/ACT Rams (Under 18s), he made his debut in 2003. In round seven 2004, he earned an
AFL Rising Star nomination when he kicked three goals against
Melbourne.
Barry Hall incident In Round 4, 2008, Brent Staker was punched in the face by
Sydney Swans full-forward
Barry Hall. Video footage from the incident indicated that contact was made with a punch to the jaw. Staker took no further part in the game, remaining off the field for the duration of the game. Hall's punch was graded by the Match Review Panel as intentional, severe impact and high contact, and Hall was referred to the tribunal and suspended for seven games, one of the most severe punishments in the modern era by the
AFL Tribunal. Due to the severity of the strike, video footage of the incident was shown on television as far abroad as
Denmark and the
United States on the
ESPN network.
Brisbane At the end of the
2009 season, Staker told the Eagles that he wished to be traded away from Western Australia; accordingly, the Eagles traded him to the Brisbane Lions with its third-round draft pick (#39 overall) for
Bradd Dalziell. In August 2015, he announced his retirement from the AFL, effective at the end of the
2015 season. Prior to what would have been his final match, he injured his hamstring in the warm-up and was a late withdrawal. ==Statistics==