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.

 

[fnerd]

It's a risk worth taking when you've got a dynasty group coming off 3 flags in 4 years.

If you eventually win just 1 flag, you might understand.

yes until such happens I guess I will just never be able to understand

Until then maybe you could elaborate on just how your support of your club was a big factor in the RFC success and thus with such success comes an elevated understanding of football in general?

 

[rgauci]

He would. Comfortably.

Serong
Brayshaw
Young
Treacy
Ryan
Jackson
Darcy
Amiss
Pearce
Clark
Chapman
Switkowski
Frederick
Walker
Sharp / Sturt

Age wise and potential I’d have Nathan O’Driscoll, Matt Johnson and Josh Draper comfortably ahead too.

 

[eastfreo75]

If Freo were able to pull off Warner and Bolton, Baker won't be landing at Fremantle.

One of main points, Baker restrictions on future recruiting and retention.

 

[Danog]

Serong
Brayshaw
Young
Treacy
Ryan
Jackson
Darcy
Amiss
Pearce
Clark
Chapman
Switkowski
Frederick
Walker
Sharp / Sturt

Age wise and potential I’d have Nathan O’Driscoll, Matt Johnson and Josh Draper comfortably ahead too.

The fact you have Switkowski in your top 12 players shows me that Freo is nowhere close to contending with its current list.

 

[rgauci]

The fact you have Switkowski in your top 12 players shows me that Freo is nowhere close to contending with its current list.

We have enough talent. Apparently you had Baker in your top 10 and won 3 flags, that tells me plenty, it’s the quality at the top that matter more.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

Is this regarded as a super draft, or just an even draft? Genuine question as I don’t follow the reports, but that makes a big difference in your calculations.


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Its more a bit of a weird super draft I think. Weird in that the top picks don't stand out as much as most drafts but at the same time the depth of talent picks in the top 30 is considered exceptional compared to other drafts too so there's way more conjecture as to where players will be drafted compared to other drafts. Eg Ive seen Harvey Langford anywhere from 3 to 13 in recent mock drafts or Murphy Reid 3-15.

 

[rgauci]

The fact you have Switkowski in your top 12 players shows me that Freo is nowhere close to contending with its current list.

Tell me you don’t watch Fremantle without saying I don’t watch Fremantle.

 

[Danog]

We have enough talent. Apparently you had Baker in your top 10 and won 3 flags, that tells me plenty, it’s the quality at the top that matter more.

Baker wasn't in our top 10. He would be in your top 15.

 

[bzparkes]

Love how Richmond supporters just reel off names of players from WA teams like they've actually watched them play before, which we all know they haven't.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

The fact you have Switkowski in your top 12 players shows me that Freo is nowhere close to contending with its current list.

Switta is in the 12 to 18ish range of roleplayers that are best 22 and handy players.. You guys can shit on him all you want which is hilarious because he's very similar to Baker.

 

[freo_leo29]

The fact you have Switkowski in your top 12 players shows me that Freo is nowhere close to contending with its current list.

Thats a crazy post in the Baker thread...


Baker and Switta are very similar levels of players

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Thats a crazy post in the Baker thread...


Baker and Switta are very similar levels of players

I'd have him a level below but they're similar style players with the same "intangibles" used to hype Bakers value

 

[freo_leo29]

I'd have him a level below but they're similar style players with the same "intangibles" used to hype Bakers value

It's marginal at best

Hilarious for them to bash Switta while trying to say Baker will be our saviour lol

 

[Danog]

Where's the bashing? I said Switkowski isn't a top 12 player in a premiership side. I didn't say he was shit. I said you need more quality.

 

[richoatthedisco]

I watch Freo and I like Switta but he ain't Baker.

Anyway, Bakes is going to West Coast.

Why are you Frockers so obsessed with us?!

 

[A Bit Dusty]

It dosen't matter anyway Switta or Baker they won't be playing together. I think Baker goes to West Coast I think he is a better fit there and I'm hoping they think the same and part with Pick 13 for him.

 

[Cobbler]

It dosen't matter anyway Switta or Baker they won't be playing together. I think Baker goes to West Coast I think he is a better fit there and I'm hoping they think the same and part with Pick 13 for him.

13 in a stacked draft from a club desperate to bring in some real youth?

Long odds to grab 13 as the straight deal.

Eagles will want to release 23 at best and even then there’s plenty that don’t even want to do that.

 

[s_wd6]

Why is everyone pretending that Baker is worth a first round pick? Are we just saying any b22 player who's out of contract is worth a first rounder now?

Switta is pretty similar in age and ability with two years contracted and I still wouldn't expect anyting more than an early second at most for him. Even if you think Baker is better then two years contracted + top 5 bnf finish is enough to say they'd be worth pretty much the same trade wise.

 

[richoatthedisco]

Pick 13?

Aren't we getting pick 3?

It wouldn't just be pick 13 on its own, there'd be some later pick swaps, like our 39 for their 59, and our 41 for their 23.

 

[Cobbler]

Pick 13?

Aren't we getting pick 3?

It wouldn't just be pick 13 on its own, there'd be some later pick swaps, like our 39 for their 59, and our 41 for their 23.

Probably should just ask for their future 1st too. You know, just to make sure…

 

[richoatthedisco]

Probably should just ask for their future 1st too. You know, just to make sure…

Now you're being silly.

 

[Cobbler]

Now you're being silly.

Oh. I thought that was what we were doing…

 

[richoatthedisco]

Oh. I thought that was what we were doing…

Obviously. Or did you think I was serious?

 

[Cobbler]

Obviously. Or did you think I was serious?

Did you think I was?

 

[richoatthedisco]

Did you think I was?

No. That was the joke.