Speculation Liam Baker - Reportedly headed west

[Jeremias]

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[bzparkes]

I mean, he's a handy player, but a bit OTT

"But he's a Richmond vice-captain"

Never mind that Barrass is a WCE Vice-Captain and a KPP, not a flanker.

 

[Farang83150]

Apparently he also goes in hard and every one will love him....not my words but anyway!

 

[eastfreo75]

Hopefully WC has inspired GC to finally show some backbone and Freo to tell the Tigers to jam their request for the 2 first rounders they hold.......... tiggers are down and out, so stick it to them.

Baker will go to the Eagles, but WA teams have a silent agreement not to get into a bidding war. He is uncontracted and Tiger risk losing him for nothing (won't happen).

Bolton is a bit of a snook, playing up and the Tigers don't want a downhill skier in a middle of rebuild. West Coast won't want to pay overs from a player that won't assist them in a rebuilt like a Baker. Plus, they clear cap space for a war chest in a few years.

Pick 6 is overs for Rioli and wanting more is just greedy. Suns have academy players in the 2025 draft and will want to trade pick 13 for future picks. The other picks they have will go to this year's academy player.

Both WA clubs want Warner and Pickett next year and won't want to touch 2025 picks.

Pressure is on the Tigers.

 

[LOZWILDA]

Westcoast will wait to see if Fremantle trade 10 & 11. Then they may trade 12 & 14 to Carlton for pick 3. If they can stay ahead of Fremantle to get Bo Allan.
Then they will trade Barass to Hawthorn for pick 33 & Hawthorn future 1st.
Richmond get either 12 or 14 for Baker.


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[freo1997]

Surely he ends up at Freo

If he wants to go back to WA nothing else makes sense

Not rocket science.

Hawks give one of their F1 and F2 to Richmond . Eagles get Baker and Hawks get Barrass. Classic 3 way trade.

 

[freo1997]

Not rocket science.

Hawks give one of their F1 and F2 to Richmond . Eagles get Baker and Hawks get Barrass. Classic 3 way trade.

Maybe some later pick swaps sent around to even it up.

 

[Cactus_]

Not rocket science.

Hawks give one of their F1 and F2 to Richmond . Eagles get Baker and Hawks get Barrass. Classic 3 way trade.

It’s more that Baker is mid career so he’s going to be much more useful to Freo whose window is opening that to WCE near the start of a rebuild

 

[freo1997]

It’s more that Baker is mid career so he’s going to be much more useful to Freo whose window is opening that to WCE near the start of a rebuild

He wants Eagles. Sentimental stuff with the club. He stamped his own papers. Should of nominated “WA” no a specific team.