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

[Andyy]

He was a flog. Club and players wanted him gone. Take what you can get and move on.

The worst trades we have done in recent times is J McMahon for a pick that became D Ward and C Yarran. Wallet was responsible for Jordy and Dan Richardson for Yarran I think.

Yarran is easily the worst of the lot.

McMahon will always have the let off from being the guy that secured Dusty for us. Scully and Trengove were locks for P1-2 that year from all reports.

 

[Lord of the Wings]

Yarran is easily the worst of the lot.

McMahon will always have the let off from being the guy that secured Dusty for us. Scully and Trengove were locks for P1-2 that year from all reports.

Without wanting to go over old ground I can reassure you that at least Sydney and Richmond ranked Dusty above one or both of Scully and Trengove. I get your point though.

 

[Tonythetiger]

Seems like we (the fans) have characterised both Bolton and Baker as fabric of the club type of players. With Baker seemingly having been unhappy in Melbourne at least for a while and with both not thanking the club publicly maybe neither guy really bought into the club.

Thinking about when they were drafted, we picked Shai in 2016 and won a flag the next year. We picked Baker 2017 in the Rookie draft so both guys weren't ever really ever part of the bad times like Cotch, Riewoldt, Martin and a few others. They must have seen a glimpse of what is on the horizon and didn't want to play out their careers in Melbourne. No hard feelings or anything but it's probably a good thing that we clear the decks, remove any remaining Dimma loyalists and guys who don't want to be here and get 100% buy in from whoever remains.

Should just say to Dimma "Take Shorty next year and just **** off. No one else is coming. Twat!"

 

[Lord of the Wings]

Seems like we (the fans) have characterised both Bolton and Baker as fabric of the club type of players. With Baker seemingly having been unhappy in Melbourne at least for a while and with both not thanking the club publicly maybe neither guy really bought into the club.

Thinking about when they were drafted, we picked Shai in 2016 and won a flag the next year. We picked Baker 2017 in the Rookie draft so both guys weren't ever really ever part of the bad times like Cotch, Riewoldt, Martin and a few others. They must have seen a glimpse of what is on the horizon and didn't want to play out their careers in Melbourne. No hard feelings or anything but it's probably a good thing that we clear the decks, remove any remaining Dimma loyalists and guys who don't want to be here and get 100% buy in from whoever remains.

Should just say to Dimma "Take Shorty next year and just **** off. No one else is coming. Twat!"

He can take Miller & Ryan also if he wants

 

[Red Pill]

Thanks for everything Bakes

 

[terrybull]

It's Melbourne not the Arctic.

6 million locals can't be wrong.

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[Boxo004]

Higgins showed more than just "promise". He was excellent as a small fwd. He was a bit of a unit anyhow, Had brain injury, and was played just OK on his return. 10 games in 2020 but dropped for the finals like Chol & Aarts. . I caught a few at Metricon. He was gutsy. Copped big collisions. I think he was p*ed off at being dropped and wanted to get to his beloved saints.

He was always going to the saints. He could have been the happiest campaigner in the world at Richmond and he was still going to the saints

 

[Andyy]

Higgins showed more than just "promise". He was excellent as a small fwd. He was a bit of a unit anyhow, Had brain injury, and was played just OK on his return. 10 games in 2020 but dropped for the finals like Chol & Aarts. . I caught a few at Metricon. He was gutsy. Copped big collisions. I think he was p*ed off at being dropped and wanted to get to his beloved saints.

I thought it was a dog move.

He played about 43 games out of 70 odd possible games, then take into consideration his calf strains and brain surgery.

He got a good run at RFC for a draftee in a dynasty team.

And we got rorted on the trade because we are a nice club.

 

[Andyy]

we got a 1st rounder. not rorted in my book.

No.

Pick 25 isn't a 1st rounder.

That's effectively what we traded him for.

Anyway I'm glad he's with the Aints but IMO we should have demanded more in the trade.

 

[richoplzbreed]

The over rated gerbil is on 7 news after the ad.... revealing real reason he left...

 

[Rich01]

The over rated gerbil is on 7 news after the ad.... revealing real reason he left...

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Well it certainly wasn’t to win more flags.

 

[JackNah_8]

The over rated gerbil is on 7 news after the ad.... revealing real reason he left...

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Why did he leave?

 

[richoplzbreed]

Why did he leave?

He said family. Cotchin ratted him out long ago said he got a godfather offer from WCE that was too good to refuse. No loss anyway plenty of stumpy, ordinary utilities running around suburban leagues.

 

[THE_GUN]

Cant believe the eagles gave up pick #3 for a 28 year old midget half back with no inside ability
We have seen the best of Baker and he will be the next Tim Kelly

11

Tim Kelly

Age

30

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.6

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

19.9

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.7

5star

CL

3.6

4star

D

21.6

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.8

5star

How do i tag the entire egirls board

 

[richoplzbreed]

I wonder if the WA media will wait until the mid season before they go troppo that they wasted pick 3 to land a bung average oompa loompa and a list spot and salary on tubby Graham.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Minnie says NO!

 

[THE_GUN]

Bake's is going to Milk the eagles for so much cash

I heard Mini has made him assistant playing coach and new Hungry Jacks Manager

 

[voorhees]

I wonder if the WA media will wait until the mid season before they go troppo that they wasted pick 3 to land a bung average oompa loompa and a list spot and salary on tubby Graham.

an hour or so before the draft starts is when the realisation will kick in..
we had pick #3 for f%#k sakes !!!
my God, what did we do !!!!

 

[THE_GUN]

an hour or so before the draft starts is when the realisation will kick in..
we had pick #3 for f%#k sakes !!!
my God, what did we do !!!!

And gave it up for a midget HBF'er

 

[Drunken Wookie]

be funny if we finish ahead of wc due to kids we draft this year

 

[Boxo004]

be funny if we finish ahead of wc due to kids we draft this year

They’ll be in shit for years. Will lose Harley and pay through their nose for Warner.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

They’ll be in shit for years. Will lose Harley and pay through their nose for Warner.

yup...sides near the bottom of this expanded comp are going to be sheet for a lot longer now...
The AFL Old Boy's Club has two plastic AFL clubs to nurture along with a third in Tassy on the horizon...
Established clubs with excellent supporter bases are going to thrive...

 

[Bojangles17]

Seems like we (the fans) have characterised both Bolton and Baker as fabric of the club type of players. With Baker seemingly having been unhappy in Melbourne at least for a while and with both not thanking the club publicly maybe neither guy really bought into the club.

Thinking about when they were drafted, we picked Shai in 2016 and won a flag the next year. We picked Baker 2017 in the Rookie draft so both guys weren't ever really ever part of the bad times like Cotch, Riewoldt, Martin and a few others. They must have seen a glimpse of what is on the horizon and didn't want to play out their careers in Melbourne. No hard feelings or anything but it's probably a good thing that we clear the decks, remove any remaining Dimma loyalists and guys who don't want to be here and get 100% buy in from whoever remains.

Should just say to Dimma "Take Shorty next year and just **** off. No one else is coming. Twat!"

I don’t think that’s right , that they didn’t buy into the club , if that was the case both would have left several years earlier when opportunity knocked , both came to a fork in the road , I just knew when rioli was off that shai would re think his position especially with marlion gone ,,,,things change , same for the club too