Player Watch #7: Liam Baker - Traded to West Coast for pick 14

[GhostofJimJess]

If he is smart he would select the eagles for the cash

Weagles will pay him the most cash and he can hold JGTI hand at training

And it's just a better club.

 

[tunksy]

Still nothing? Surely gone then!

 

[Waca Jr]

Is he staying?

 

[SunshineBoy]

Is he going?

 

[Truetiger]

Is he going?

most won’t announce anything until our season is finished.

 

[THE_GUN]

99% Gone ..................

 

[voorhees]

Still nothing? Surely gone then!

would have to be
with a trade request announcement coming next week.
And we can take another step foward towards winning the trade week

 

[tiger_tough]

Sounds like his preference is West Coast. If so, we need to end up with pick 3 somehow.

 

[shaky]

I think he isn't quick enough for the game anymore but hey I'm not complaining if they want to offer him that. I know we shouldn't and perhaps this has Matty Clarke written all over it. Might also be a move to try and entice Baker to the Eagles as well.

Yep, he is slow, but I think he looks even slower in our current midfield. If there is a better mix of pace and outside players around him I think he still has something to offer at AFL level. He is a better user of the ball than many give him credit for in here.
I hope he goes to WC and pick 22 would be a bonus, he will just keep a kid out of our team next year.

 

[Rubber Hips]

 

[peternorth]

If he stays he stays. If he goes he goes

 

[Coach_Required]

The plane back to WA is starting to look like Richmond are playing a game in Perth.

Baker
Bolton
Graham
Pickett

 

[blaisee]

Baker will go

Prefers west coast, but open to freo as well

 

[sawyer]

If he stays he stays. If he goes he goes

 

[Ctl]

Sounds like his preference is West Coast. If so, we need to end up with pick 3 somehow.

Baker and pick 9, maybe throw in pick 21 as well

 

[sportshow]

Baker and pick 9, maybe throw in pick 21 as well

i'm hearing quantity and not necessarily quality of early picks this year might be the plan ....

 

[Wavvey]

99% Gone ..................

So…. You’re saying there is a chance????

 

[tiger_tough]

Baker and pick 9, maybe throw in pick 21 as well

Cant see them going for that. Maybe something like Baker, 9 and 14 (Lions) for 3 and F2.

 

[Coach_Required]

i'm hearing quantity and not necessarily quality of early picks this year might be the plan ....

Club is planning to package them up to move into the 1st round or swap for future 1st's i reckon.

Reckon Eagles early second rounder and F2 is becoming more likely for Baker.

 

[GhostofJimJess]

The plane back to WA is starting to look like Richmond are playing a game in Perth.

Baker
Bolton
Graham
Pickett

Marlion's not going to WA

 

[captain blood 17]

Pure speculation at my end, but Barrass to Hawks, pick 12 to WCE, Baker to eagles, pick 12 to us.

 

[Tigeral]

He is probably a $500k player in a trade situation, so Eagles(or someone else) might be happy to pay that bit extra to get Graham as a free agent. He gets a bad rap on here, but AFL clubs know how good he is, thus the big offer from the Blues a few years back.

We pay some of Bakers salary so they can afford to over pay Graham. Hehe

 

[voorhees]

Pure speculation at my end, but Barrass to Hawks, pick 12 to WCE, Baker to eagles, pick 12 to us.

deal...
would do in a heart beat

 

[Tigerbob]

Pure speculation at my end, but Barrass to Hawks, pick 12 to WCE, Baker to eagles, pick 12 to us.

West Coast want two first rounders for Barrass. One will make it to us for Baker if they accomplish that.

Hawthorn may give Pick 12 and a F1 to Eagles for later pick and Future Pick. Want to pass on that F1 to us from Hawthorn which would be, you assume, anywhere from 12-18.

You’d take it.

 

[tigerfan1961]

West Coast want two first rounders for Barrass. One will make it to us for Baker if they accomplish that.

Hawthorn may give Pick 12 and a F1 to Eagles for later pick and Future Pick. Want to pass on that F1 to us from Hawthorn which would be, you assume, anywhere from 12-18.

You’d take it.

Hawthorn would be crazy to do that