Confirmed Liam Baker - Now a West Coast Eagle

[Jeremias]

Time for some house cleaning.

1) Do not drag discussions or individual posts over here from other threads or boards.

Feel free to respond to those posts wherever they were posted, if you so choose.

2) Enough with the personal attacks. It’s a long season and this one may go the distance, so if you want to remain a part of the discussion, do it respectfully.

We will use thread bans and infractions if necessary.

 

[Cuzz09]

What number will Baker wear u reckon?

Gaffys 3?

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[Purple Suit]

What number will Baker wear u reckon?

Gaffys 3?

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Surely Owies get’s 3

 

[Yellow Feathers]

The west coast supporters I know have already started to rationalise this trade. Some even think it’s a good deal.
Never change.

Ginbey still has a chance at being better than Sheezle, too, apparently.

 

[Cuzz09]

Surely Owies get’s 3

Owies should get 00 coz... Owies

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[Off Tap]

The west coast supporters I know have already started to rationalise this trade. Some even think it’s a good deal.
Never change.

Ginbey still has a chance at being better than Sheezle, too, apparently.

Don't let the truth get in the road of a good story...

 

[JackOutback]

Well done to WCE on trading in your future captain

The guy older than our current captain?

 

[amazingjoshy]

The west coast supporters I know have already started to rationalise this trade. Some even think it’s a good deal.
Never change.

Ginbey still has a chance at being better than Sheezle, too, apparently.

And the Suns supporters I know try to tell me that they won the Weller for pick 2 trade because they ended up with Ballard









Just kidding......as if I know any real Suns supporters

 

[Cactus_]

The guy older than our current captain?

Time for a cultural reset for you lot

 

[JackOutback]

The west coast supporters I know have already started to rationalise this trade. Some even think it’s a good deal.
Never change.

Ginbey still has a chance at being better than Sheezle, too, apparently.

Ginbey will be a really good player. Just turned 20 and already notched up 40 games, some of those early games right in the middle as a learning experience, now getting a chance to learn off half back where he has done very well. I have no worries there.

There's no rationalising the trade though.

 

[Lia]

Looking forward to Richmond v WC next year when fans of both teams are booing the traitorous maggot.

17th vs 18th will be car crash viewing no doubt.

 

[Barrybran]

Surely Owies get’s 3

You wash your mouth out

 

[Barrybran]

The west coast supporters I know have already started to rationalise this trade. Some even think it’s a good deal.
Never change.

Ginbey still has a chance at being better than Sheezle, too, apparently.

It's not a good trade and never will be. There are positives in that we've improved the floor of our best 23 but we should have been able to do that without giving up pick 3.

 

[tiger_tough]

Feral Eagles fans already hassling the great man. You don't deserve him. Thanks for the 1st rounder though.

 

[Scotland]

#3 has been worn by Mainy, Judd and Gaff.

Sorry but a a 27 year old Baker doesn't belong on that list.

 

[Yellow Feathers]

And the Suns supporters I know try to tell me that they won the Weller for pick 2 trade because they ended up with Ballard









Just kidding......as if I know any real Suns supporters

Don’t worry, we are worse. The Weller and Bowes trades will go down in history as the most regarded of all time.

West Coast 2022 fumbling Sheez is up there though.

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

The west coast supporters I know have already started to rationalise this trade. Some even think it’s a good deal.
Never change.

Ginbey still has a chance at being better than Sheezle, too, apparently.

There’s not one poster on the Bigfooty board who thinks it was a good trade. You’re either full of crap or your mates are absolute idiots

 

[Citizen Erazed]

He will get #37 obviously.

 

[djspank]

 

[Shueygod]

Don’t worry, we are worse. The Weller and Bowes trades will go down in history as the most regarded of all time.

West Coast 2022 fumbling Sheez is up there though.

Sheezel would have never gotten through North, the actual trade is Ginbey + Hewett for Wardlaw.

Let’s see how that ends up

 

[TY24]

West Coast 2022 fumbling Sheez is up there though.

We didn't fumble anything. Sheezel was never going to leave Victoria.

 

[amazingjoshy]

We didn't fumble anything. Sheezel was never going to leave Victoria.

And not only that he, would never have been available. We don't do that trade, North keep 1 and take him. They weren't taking Cadman and they picked Sheezel ahead of Wardlaw.

 

[Forty3]

it will be pick 13 as the crux of the deal.

Probably some late pick shuffling that doesn't really amount to anything except make both sides feel like they've achieved a little bit of a win.

Baker isnt worth pick 13 mate

If we get pick 13 I'll start the sack Clarke thread on WC board.

Stallon you were correct, apologies. Baker is worth 14.

tigs2010, before you start the sack Clarke thread, you should know that Clarke was backed into a corner by other members of the West Coast staff. He did the best he could considering the amount of people within the club that were trying to do his job for him and really limiting his ability to do his job.

 

[takethepowerback]

Are WCE fans legit paying out on Baker? It ain't his fault whatever you traded for him. That's on your club, not Baker.

You won't find a more heart and soul player, gives his all every week and is tough as nails. Will be watching from afar.

 

[Footy Smarts]

This has to be the most bizarre trade of the week.

In an even draft 12 and 14 for 3 doesn't seem too bad. Port with Houston and the Dogs with Smith were put in shitty spots given who they wanted to go to so those trades are understandable. Gold Coast have academy players coming out their ears so high picks are worth much less to them hence overpaying for Rioli makes sense.

But the Baker one is just bizarre. Out of contract and he nominates you. Why are you jumping through hoops to if anything pay overs for him? You've gotta wonder what's going on at the club if they're so willing to give away draft capital when they're rebuilding and they don't have much.

 

[branedotorg]

But the Baker one is just bizarre. Out of contract and he nominates you. Why are you jumping through hoops to if anything pay overs for him? You've gotta wonder what's going on at the club if they're so willing to give away draft capital when they're rebuilding and they don't have much.

I think they're trying to make a reputation as a club that follows through on committments to players, over paying here might help them get a nomination next year.

An investment into not being seen as a basketcase