Speculation Liam Baker - Reportedly headed west

[Jeremias]

Time for some house cleaning.

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We will use thread bans and infractions if necessary.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Word is that the Baker deal is waiting on the Bolton trade to get done. Pick 3 is on the table but Tigers only able to offer pick 20 in return at this stage. Eagles want Freos pick 10 or 11 back so that it’s 3 for Baker and 10 or 11.

West Coast would be crazy to give up an awesome pick 3 for Baker... when they have other picks that are ample.

They are not that stupid!

 

[eaglespremiers]

get Bo Allan.

Why do you.....? Ah,

 

[eaglespremiers]

12 and 14 for 3

Carlton would need to add another top 15 pick to make it worth it for us.
Don't have much currency left to get one though.

 

[eastfreo75]

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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This draft will be difficult to place where players end up.

 

[WilloTree]

From what I've heard Baker and Freo are on good terms. He was very impressed with your presentation, it's just that he's a West Coast fan, and his best mate has just gone there. I don't think you're out of the picture if Matt Clarke doesn't wake up from his potato-gorging stupor.

haha. Indeed.

I don't think he'll do a backflip now but I was a bit surprised that he had 3 pretty big trades to complete and all he managed to do week 1 was push a stack of chips over to Brisbane. Chips that may have, well, you know, helped complete 3 big trades?

 

[CountryLad]

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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Yeah West Coast is building its entire draft strategy around Bo Allan

 

[RockJobster0312]

The talk that Hawthorn trading 14 to Carlton is some major stuff up from West Coast is bizarre. So they can no longer get pick 14 and then pay overs for an uncontracted Baker? Oh no!

Still looks like an easy trade for 26 to me with West Coast maybe throwing in a future 3rd as a sweetener after Richmond kick up a stink.

Absolutely wasn’t a stuff up from West Coast.

As RFC fans we can’t applaud seeking more for Rioli and Bolton but see West Coast doing the same thing (and rightfully so imo) for Barrass on the basis that it makes any trade for Baker more difficult.

More concerning is if Matty Clarke put all his eggs in the basket of 14 being the centerpiece of a Baker deal when he didn’t own the pick.

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

Desperate to bring in FoS, who's Walsh's cousin. Likely their only chance, as he's said at the combine he's keen to move to Perth if WCE pick him.

Tiges taking him at 1

 

[hawkinoz]

F#@%ing rude of them to make deals for pick 14 without securing it. Surely MM sensed the lack of respect among other clubs for our trading strategy and likely also chose to make a statement.

Could have easily made a 3 way deal or 4 way involving GC or Freo that benefited all, but your list managers like your club fans seemed intent on nuking any trade that involved hawks getting back anything for pick 14 or F1.

You guys behaved as if 14 was your birthright, keen to see what you guys cook up now.

 

[bzparkes]

F#@%ing rude of them to make deals for pick 14 without securing it. Surely MM sensed the lack of respect among other clubs for our trading strategy and likely also chose to make a statement.

Could have easily made a 3 way deal or 4 way involving GC or Freo that benefited all, but your list managers like your club fans seemed intent on nuking any trade that involved hawks getting back anything for pick 14 or F1.

You guys behaved as if 14 was your birthright, keen to see what you guys cook up now.

Lol, Hawks fans completely rattled after trading out of the first round of a strong draft and now wondering WTF their list manager actually has planned, if anything.

 

[hawkinoz]

Lol, Hawks fans completely rattled after trading out of the first round of a strong draft and now wondering WTF their list manager actually has planned, if anything.

naa mate, we are sitting on our hands and doing other trades. If they don't work out and we still have a F1 that may be offerred at 7:15 pm on Wednesday for Barass.

As of now its F1 and F2 but the F1's and F2's may vanish if other trades line up

 

[WCE_authentic]

F#@%ing rude of them to make deals for pick 14 without securing it. Surely MM sensed the lack of respect among other clubs for our trading strategy and likely also chose to make a statement.

Could have easily made a 3 way deal or 4 way involving GC or Freo that benefited all, but your list managers like your club fans seemed intent on nuking any trade that involved hawks getting back anything for pick 14 or F1.

You guys behaved as if 14 was your birthright, keen to see what you guys cook up now.

14 was an average pick in this draft, now you have 33 which is worse and "promising the future", a con artist trick. You will find out the value of Barrass when you don't have him and your forward line is, Marbiol and the short people, with your game plan worked out and Sicily stuck on 200cm 18 year olds. One soft draw and the arrogant Hok ball hawks have massively overestimated there list and Sam Mitchell's genius.

 

[eaglespremiers]

naa mate, we are sitting on our hands and doing other trades. If they don't work out and we still have a F1 that may be offerred at 7:15 pm on Wednesday for Barass.

As of now its F1 and F2 but the F1's and F2's may vanish if other trades line up

Hopefully if that is Hathorn's philosophy West Coast decides that they're wasting their time and don't speak to Hawthorn again for the rest of the trade period.

 

[bzparkes]

naa mate, we are sitting on our hands and doing other trades. If they don't work out and we still have a F1 that may be offerred at 7:15 pm on Wednesday for Barass.

As of now its F1 and F2 but the F1's and F2's may vanish if other trades line up

I mean, WCE don't have to do anything. It's your LM that's jumped the shark and lost the plot.

 

[A Bit Dusty]

West Coast would be crazy to give up an awesome pick 3 for Baker... when they have other picks that are ample.

They are not that stupid!

They were the ones that said Baker was worth a 1st round pick not the Tigers so it's quite possible they are...

 

[willsy4]

Something rotten at Richmond to have three of their best players wanting out. Usually only happens to small unsuccessful clubs. What's going on guys? Everything ok?

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

Something rotten at Richmond to have three of their best players wanting out. Usually only happens to small unsuccessful clubs. What's going on guys? Everything ok?

Could you insgine

• Rioli and Bolton still on the list at the end of the trade period
• Bakers goes to PSD

Richmond would be in all sorts of trouble next year if that were to happen

 

[A Bit Dusty]

Could you insgine

• Rioli and Bolton still on the list at the end of the trade period
• Bakers goes to PSD

Richmond would be in all sorts of trouble next year if that were to happen

 

[eaglespremiers]

Gee you're being antagonistic this afternoon.

 

[Philth]

I mean, WCE don't have to do anything. It's your LM that's jumped the shark and lost the plot.

Jumped the shark?
What are you on about?

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I don't get the talk of Carlton getting 3. 12 and 14 surely isn't enough, and they don't really have any other currency to give.

They won't be getting it.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

They were the ones that said Baker was worth a 1st round pick not the Tigers so it's quite possible they are...

Lol, anyone mentioning pick #3 in a Baker deal is on another planet

Pick #26 or a future #2nd is closer to the mark.