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

[peternorth]

if yze hadnt played him forward all year we'd have actually gotten a decent return for him

now we'll get dicks

Probably a bit old now.

 

[SunshineBoy]

Always loved the way Baker went about it. Sad to see he wants out.

Can't remember seeing an exodus like this, basically every player in their prime (besides Balta?) seems to want out..

Raines, Wood, Cloke

 

[Antzzz]

Broad does. As he said Richmond gave him an opportunity when no one else did. Why leave when in our current position.

Says alot about Broady

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

Always loved the way Baker went about it. Sad to see he wants out.

Can't remember seeing an exodus like this, basically every player in their prime (besides Balta?) seems to want out..

RFA next year i think, I think he’s every chance of leaving, offers would be too good to refuse


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[Punt rd end]

RFA next year i think, I think he’s every chance of leaving, offers would be too good to refuse


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We have plenty of room in our cap

 

[Daka]

The Club still hasn't announced Rioli has nominated a request.

Liam Baker

7

Liam Baker

Age

26

Ht

173cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

7.9

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.6

4star

MG

222.2

3star

D

14.6

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.9

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.8

3star

MG

191.9

3star

D

14.4

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

8.2

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

MG

224.2

4star

is out of contract still haven't announced it. it's unprofessional to not let people know & only hear it from reporters/journo's

Surely they not in shock at the club & knew it was a possibility. they are happy to announce Kane Lambert

23

Kane Lambert

Age

32

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

3.5

5star

G

0.6

4star

D

17.3

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

9.6

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.1

4star

G

0.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.2

3star

but not the others?

 

[JackNah_8]

Broad does. As he said Richmond gave him an opportunity when no one else did. Why leave when in our current position.

Broad is loyal. Even Taranto was trying to convince the players to stay.

I wonder if rioli, bolton or baker would've left if we made the finals

 

[takethepowerback]

Raines, Wood, Cloke

Ahhh 1983..the beginning of a great era.

Let's hope history isn't repeating..

 

[SunshineBoy]

The Club still hasn't announced Rioli has nominated a request.

Liam Baker is out of contract still haven't announced it. it's unprofessional to not let people know & only hear it from reporters/journo's

Surely they not in shock at the club & knew it was a possibility. they are happy to announce Kane Lambert but not the others?

It shows how far we have fallen off field

 

[rado]

A first round pick will be highway robbery - take it and run tiges. Overrated imo.

It’s an interesting exercise in rating what he’s worth. I suspect we didn’t throw a money-ball offer to keep him for a very good reason …….. cash in now!!

 

[Nostradumbass]

The Club still hasn't announced Rioli has nominated a request.

Liam Baker is out of contract still haven't announced it. it's unprofessional to not let people know & only hear it from reporters/journo's

Surely they not in shock at the club & knew it was a possibility. they are happy to announce Kane Lambert but not the others?

Lambert is allegedly pursuing interests outside of football. If he was going to another club they wouldn't have mentioned it.

 

[Daka]

It shows how far we have fallen off field

The club isn't run great at the moment.

 

[docko911]

The Club still hasn't announced Rioli has nominated a request.

Liam Baker is out of contract still haven't announced it. it's unprofessional to not let people know & only hear it from reporters/journo's

Surely they not in shock at the club & knew it was a possibility. they are happy to announce Kane Lambert but not the others?

Sorry what are they announcing?

Media report rumours, clubs report news. It’s not news until there is a signed trade agreement or free agency paperwork is lodged.

 

[Daka]

Lambert is allegedly pursuing interests outside of football. If he was going to another club they wouldn't have mentioned it.

Yes it's not the same but at least they are letting members & supporters know.
Baker is out of contract, I can understand maybe playing hardball with Rioli.

Other clubs are letting their supporters & members know Barrass is in contract and WCE let their fans know. we would normally in the past but this is really annoying me.

 

[Daka]

Sorry what are they announcing?

Media report rumours, clubs report news. It’s not news until there is a signed trade agreement or free agency paperwork is lodged.

These aren't rumors they are true. that's never been how it's worked.

 

[rado]

Ahhh 1983..the beginning of a great era.

Let's hope history isn't repeating..

These guys went during a dominant period and we really got nothing in return. The current crop leaving is totally different, given they’ve had success and been in a declining team for at least 2-3 years.
I see this as a great opportunity to bring in some high end talent, clear cap space and develop a team to a point where we can chase established stars.
Also don’t forget that after 1982’s GF loss we got into a crazy bidding war for players that almost sent the joint broke ……… a long way off that mess.

 

[docko911]

These aren't rumors they are true.

Won’t be true if we can’t work out a trade.

 

[Punt rd end]

It shows how far we have fallen off field

Its not we anymore is it, you have bailed on membership

 

[Bojangles17]

We can only hope that the reason he hasn’t nominated a club is he want us to negotiate best deal

 

[SunshineBoy]

Its not we anymore is it, you have bailed on membership

So I’m no longer welcome

 

[Daka]

Won’t be true if we can’t work out a trade.

They have duty to let members & supporters know that they have requested a trade.

 

[Dr Tigris]

The Club still hasn't announced Rioli has nominated a request.

Liam Baker is out of contract still haven't announced it. it's unprofessional to not let people know & only hear it from reporters/journo's

Surely they not in shock at the club & knew it was a possibility. they are happy to announce Kane Lambert but not the others?

Until it happens is is not real. The AFL has rules that make it illegal to do these trades until the actual trade period.

So they cannot announce anything until it is real.

The media reports stuff and some of it is real.

Lambo was not a player, so no problem.

 

[Daka]

Until it happens is is not real. The AFL has rules that make it illegal to do these trades until the actual trade period.

So they cannot announce anything until it is real.

The media reports stuff and some of it is real.

Lambo was not a player, so no problem.

It's not illegal what are you talking about? it's just announcing it. is not illegal WCE have already done it with Barrass so have broken the rules?

 

[SunshineBoy]

These guys went during a dominant period and we really got nothing in return. The current crop leaving is totally different, given they’ve had success and been in a declining team for at least 2-3 years.
I see this as a great opportunity to bring in some high end talent, clear cap space and develop a team to a point where we can chase established stars.
Also don’t forget that after 1982’s GF loss we got into a crazy bidding war for players that almost sent the joint broke ……… a long way off that mess.

Not true we got McCormack, Annear , Phillip Walsh and Craig Stewart back

 

[kozi]

Punt road has requested a trade away from Richmond