Confirmed Liam Baker - Now a West Coast Eagle

[Jeremias]

Time for some house cleaning.

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We will use thread bans and infractions if necessary.

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Actually.... We have.

Peter Bell won 2 Premiership medals. Not At the dockers. Won medals in 1996 and 1999 at North Melbourne.

Brad Hill won 3 of them. Again not at Freo. Wont them in 2013-5 at the hawks.

Des headland won 2 aswell .... not at the dockers

 

[Freomaniac]

Des headland won 2 aswell .... not at the dockers

Nope he didn't play in the 2001 AFL Grand final. He played in 2002 AFL Grand final. That was his last game at Brisbane

 

[Freomaniac]

Baker is a game changer, he changes the tempo of the game, can play back, middle and fwd and is a leader, in the PRIME of his career. He would easily be the best player in the Eagles squad today. He would be a perfect mentor for Harley Reid.
Happy to keep him at Richmond !!

Baker is a game changer? In what way? Like a prime Dustin Martin or prime Chris Judd?

Is Liam Baker a better game breaker than a prime Ben cousins?

Liam Baker is 173 cm. He is solid but not elite. He is versatile though.

If he leaves, it's for unders. Then again, I see him staying at Richmond for a year or 2 more.

I wished he served his 8 years or was out of contract in 2025.

 

[Freomaniac]

Yeah it would be an early second rounder

So eagles top 5 pick for just Liam Baker is a fair deal?

 

[Obeanie1]

Where did you get that from? That is a missive stretch of anyones imagination.

Massive stretch?

Out of contract 26 year old thinking of returning home. So his manager rings the two WA clubs.

Is a massive stretch? Really.

If you need to stretch your imagination to get there........well you dont have much imagination.

 

[Obeanie1]

Around FA and wants FA contract?
I’m not sure what water you drink but he’s out of contract and not a FA, FACT.
If any club wants him they pay via cap space and trade capital, FACT.
Your a little premature in your theoretical deal, given he’s yet to nominate a club of choice, if at all …….. Take a chill pill.

Around free agency age. Aka close to being.

If he signed a 1 year deal what would he become? A FA. Duh.

Free agents get paid more to move as they come for free. No draft capital. Still with us?

Baker is looking for a big pay day. Similar in nature to what a FA gets. But he isnt a FA. So clubs wont pay him above market because they still need to pay in draft picks. Not a free acquisition.

Its not a hard concept to follow.

So the only way he moves for a a sizable deal is agreeing to the club negotiating hard and not paying massive overs. In draft capital or players.

 

[Obeanie1]

Baker is a game changer, he changes the tempo of the game, can play back, middle and fwd and is a leader, in the PRIME of his career. He would easily be the best player in the Eagles squad today. He would be a perfect mentor for Harley Reid.
Happy to keep him at Richmond !!

Wow.

The multiverse must really exist.

Easily be the best player in the Eagles squad

Picture of Baker reading your post.

 

[Lia]

Baker is a game changer, he changes the tempo of the game, can play back, middle and fwd and is a leader, in the PRIME of his career. He would easily be the best player in the Eagles squad today. He would be a perfect mentor for Harley Reid.
Happy to keep him at Richmond !!

Bait, surely nobody is this dumb even in Victoria.

 

[Freomaniac]

Around free agency age. Aka close to being.

If he signed a 1 year deal what would he become? A FA. Duh.

Free agents get paid more to move as they come for free. No draft capital. Still with us?

Baker is looking for a big pay day. Similar in nature to what a FA gets. But he isnt a FA. So clubs wont pay him above market because they still need to pay in draft picks. Not a free acquisition.

Its not a hard concept to follow.

So the only way he moves for a a sizable deal is agreeing to the club negotiating hard and not paying massive overs. In draft capital or players.

Bingo. I wished Liam Baker was in his 8th year.

Baker is looking for a decent contract.

If Liam Baker was in his 8th season and a free agent, the deal would be done easier.

West coast won't give up their 1st rounders which is pick 2 or 3 or 4. If west coasts 2nd round pick was either pick 20 or 21 or 22, I can see west coast hand that pick.

 

[Freomaniac]

Wow.

The multiverse must really exist.

Easily be the best player in the Eagles squad

Picture of Baker reading your post.

Liam Baker is better than prime Chris Judd or Peter Matera, Richmond fans actually will tell you that. LoL.

Be realistic here.

As a comparison, Look up Brad Hill trade of 2016. When we left hawks to join the dockers. Brad Hill won 3 flags at the hawks. Despite being contacted, Hawks only got pick 23 in return, despite having 1 more year left in his contract.

 

[Hawks_4478]

He’s no game changer. Turns it over too much.

 

[THE_GUN]

He is a spud and both WA teams would be better of staying clear and let him sign with Richmond

Yeah and he is not even a free agent so why give up good picks for a guy that will be 33 in 7 years time

 

[Freomaniac]

He is a spud and bot WA teams would be better of staying clear and let him sign with Richmond

Yeah and he is not even a free agent so why give up good picks for a guy that will be 33 in 7 years time

You Richmond posters have this massively high opinion of him.

Again the bloke is a solid 20 disposals a game mid that stands at 173 cm tall. You think he is as good as Dusty Martin or prime Ben cousins.

I would actually take Kamdym McIntosh as a free agent on a 2 or 3 year deal despite being 31 years old.

 

[THE_GUN]

You Richmond posters have this massively high opinion of him.

Again the bloke is a solid 20 disposals a game mid that stands at 173 cm tall. You think he is as good as Dusty Martin or prime Ben cousins.

I would actually take Kamdym McIntosh as a free agent on a 2 or 3 year deal despite being 31 years old.

LOl I just potted the bloke

But yes please take Kamdyn

 

[tigs2010]

I would actually take Kamdym McIntosh as a free agent on a 2 or 3 year deal despite being 31 years old.

Please do.

 

[Freomaniac]

Please do.

I know its off Topic. I wouldnt Mind him. Can play similar roles to Liam Baker too and he is in that 190-193 cm tall height as a medium sized player.

Probably an easier Tiger player to grab.

Plus your mob got Him from Dockers Ressies side. Yep the Same WAFL Side Nathan Wilson and Hayden Ballantyne played in. That is Peel Thunder.

 

[juss]

I know its off Topic. I wouldnt Mind him. Can play similar roles to Liam Baker too and he is in that 190-193 cm tall height as a medium sized player.

Probably an easier Tiger player to grab.

Plus your mob got Him from Dockers Ressies side. Yep the Same WAFL Side Nathan Wilson and Hayden Ballantyne played in. That is Peel Thunder.

Baker is about 1000> better than Kmac in pretty much any position.

 

[Freomaniac]

He is a spud and both WA teams would be better of staying clear and let him sign with Richmond

Yeah and he is not even a free agent so why give up good picks for a guy that will be 33 in 7 years time

he isnt a spud.

Liam Baker is a solid player.

Tigers want Baker to stay. But if Baker wants to leave, A West Aussie club has to pay over the odds. Which is 15 million dollars and 3 spanish Islands. lol

But in Seriousness he is out of contract. If he is traded for a 1st round pick, expect it to be around pick 14-18.

More likely of West coast coughing up a 2nd rounder or future 2nd rounder.

 

[tigs2010]

I know its off Topic. I wouldnt Mind him. Can play similar roles to Liam Baker too and he is in that 190-193 cm tall height as a medium sized player.

Probably an easier Tiger player to grab.

Plus your mob got Him from Dockers Ressies side. Yep the Same WAFL Side Nathan Wilson and Hayden Ballantyne played in. That is Peel Thunder.

He will be easier to grab because he's likely to get the ass.

He can play precisely zero roles that Baker can. The only thing he has over Baker is he is taller, yet plays smaller in the air.

 

[Freomaniac]

He will be easier to grab because he's likely to get the ass.

He can play precisely zero roles that Baker can. The only thing he has over Baker is he is taller, yet plays smaller in the air.

Again.... A funny post.

Kamdyn McIntosh has played 180 games and kicked 52 goals in his AFL career. If McIntosh retires so Be it.

Baker has played 120 games and kicked 49 goals and 49 Behinds.

Again Baker is a solid player. A WA team offering up a 1st rounder is paying overs.

Do you seriously think Baker alone is worth the eagles top 5 pick?

 

[tigs2010]

Again.... A funny post.

Kamdyn McIntosh has played 180 games and kicked 52 goals in his AFL career. If McIntosh retires so Be it.

Baker has played 120 games and kicked 49 goals and 49 Behinds.

Again Baker is a solid player. A WA team offering up a 1st rounder is paying overs.

Do you seriously think Baker alone is worth the eagles top 5 pick?

I have zero idea what games played has to do with what roles they can each play.

You've extrapolated me saying K Mac will likely be cut and Baker is better to Baker is a top 5 pick.

I think you're a bit emotional about this topic if you've read that from my posts

 

[Freomaniac]

Bait, surely nobody is this dumb even in Victoria.

Eagles top 5 pick for Liam Baker.... a fair trade?

 

[Freomaniac]

I have zero idea what games played has to do with what roles they can each play.

You've extrapolated me saying K Mac will likely be cut and Baker is better to Baker is a top 5 pick.

I think you're a bit emotional about this topic if you've read that from my posts

I am not emtional about this topic. I didnt even post here until about 80 odd pages in.

Is eagles top 5 pick for Baker a fair trade?

 

[Freomaniac]

Baker is about 1000> better than Kmac in pretty much any position.

Is Liam Baker alone worth the eagles top 5 pick?

 

[eaglespremiers]

Is Liam Baker alone worth the eagles top 5 pick?

Surely West Coast wouldn't entertain this.
I would even be pretty disappointed if we split our top 5 pick to trade one of the lesser picks for Baker.