Confirmed Liam Baker - Now a West Coast Eagle

[Jeremias]

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[Obeanie1]

Baker is 26.

How long is this rebuild gonna be?

Well it just took Brisbane 20 years between flags.

So who knows.

 

[Obeanie1]

Reads like 13 + something

Reads like a Victorian journo trying to get clicks.

 

[Carnthefkntigs]

13

 

[tigs2010]

Reads like a Victorian journo trying to get clicks.

Probably. It would be a ridiculous price to pay

 

[A Bit Dusty]

Not enough #VICBIAS posts so far cmon eagles fire up a bit we are getting pick 13

 

[Moist Biscuit]

Been saying it all year, the team that is lucky enough to get Bakers signature just needs to pay whatever is asked. Would have happily given up pick 9 for Baker, imo pick 13 from West Coast is unders. 2 x 1sts with a 2nd going back seems likely imo.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Not enough #VICBIAS posts so far cmon eagles fire up a bit we are getting pick 13

Has to be a typo surely!!

More like pick 3

 

[Citizen Erazed]

It will be a pick swap. Richmond will have 126 picks at this rate, so I suspect if 13 is used, we will get something back in the 20's so that the LM can finally piss off to the pub.

 

[mrposhman]

Hes a big body, in his 20s, trains extremely hard and would give it a real crack at the Tigers. Cant get a run as a forward in the Eagles side so would be ideal for Richmond.
194cm mid/fwd would be good, I know the Tigers lack some bigger bodies in the side

Funnily enough the 1 thing we don't really need is a mid size forward. We have several of those already. Culley isn't a key forward, he'd be playing 3rd banana and thats something we already have with Bauer, Lefau and Brown finished the season playing that role too.

 

[new breed]

Maybe we're getting Graham for free , so they think that evens it up .

 

[richoatthedisco]

Pick 23 and Culley for Baker. Done deal lads

Keep the spud.

Pick 17 for your new favourite player. Unders.

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

He plays the positions we have depth in, we just couldnt fit another 190cm+ bloke in the front half. We already had too many with Darling being the extra

We have enough middle of the road/non elite in that area. Bauer, Lefau, Gray, Kosi (ugh), Fawcett, Ryan.

I would be disappointed if he ended up part of it. Not on ability, but on need.

We're losing Rioli, Bolton, Graham, Baker and we've had Dusty retire. We need a certain type.

 

[tiger_tough]

Don't stress Eagles fans, you can laugh back at those Freo posters when they over pay for Bolton too

 

[fnerd]

Don't stress Eagles fans, you can laugh back at those Freo posters when they over pay for Bolton too

With WC paying p13 for baker your recruiting manager will be so beside himself with laughter that wallsy will quickly push the contract in front of him whisper a few sweet nothings in his ear and get old m8 to sign off Shai for p10 and f3 without realising just what happened!

 

[richoatthedisco]

Any pick sub 20 for Baker is way too much. I'm sick of my club continually getting rolled over come the trade period. We need to be bringing young talent IN, not trading it away. This is the kind of crap the Dockers would've done in their first 10 years in the league.

The Dockers gave us pick 2 for Chris Bond. You're a long way from that territory.

Reads like a Victorian journo trying to get clicks.

He's a WA jerno.

 

[stallon]

He's a WA jerno.

Hes also just taking what Twomey guessed and is running with it because there is 0 actual information on how the Eagles rate Baker floating around

 

[ep2018]

Soooo no one read the tweet properly? Pick 13 is referring to what we get for Barrass, not what we give up for Baker.

 

[Lach72]

Could see 13 and Baker and 21 going the other way

 

[Morro]

Hello WC Fans

 

[WCE_authentic]

Any pick sub 20 for Baker is way too much. I'm sick of my club continually getting rolled over come the trade period. We need to be bringing young talent IN, not trading it away. This is the kind of crap the Dockers would've done in their first 10 years in the league.

Exactly

Since we folded to Geelong on the Kelly trade we have been picked over like a carcass club.

trying to think of a good trade we have made recently...............
even one we tried to make...........

 

[benfica]

Congratulations guys you got a good one

 

[JackOutback]

It won't be 13 alone for Baker, his value is probably late teens, so the idea the Eagles would simply overpay cause that's all we have is absurd. Most likely answer is 13 for Baker and something coming back, probably 21, the question is if Richmond thinks that's overpaying back. Personally I'd rather have pick 13 because the talent there is better, but in a deep draft, 21 is still valuable.

 

[Morro]

21 back? so Baker for an 8 place upgrade into the teens? LOL

 

[bc27]

Tigers will be asking for more then just pick 13.

 

[tiger_tough]

Could see 13 and Baker and 21 going the other way