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.

 

[Triggering Tiger]

You said find a bad game. There’s a bad game.

No one has said baker is a bad player, or that anyone else is perfect.

Simply refuting your eye test and baker tinted glasses with some small dose of reality.

Would love to have him. Not sure where he’d fit, but we’d find a spot I’m sure.

But a near 27 year old role player, who isn’t elite (but very good), is worth a second rounder in a very deep draft isn’t an overly controversial standpoint.

He plays lots of positions well that's why he's worth picking up, he's what you call a utility player in the old days, just a good old fashion footballer you can put in most postions where ever he's needed.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

You don't need an in and under player who can run all day who uses it well and can play forward, mid and back? Fair enough, I think most sides would.

We dont need someone who cant play wing and cant tackle mostly. Rest to me is pointless and not a need for us. I want Peatlings 12 tackles, Garcias defensive running, Sheldricks clearance work as opposed to another half forward/half back that pinch hits in the midfield

 

[DragoDelph]

He plays lots of positions well that's why he's worth picking up, he's what you call a utility player in the old days, just a good old fashion footballer you can put in most postions where ever he's needed.

Yeah, and utilities don't tend to go for first round picks.

 

[Ge3ks]

I like the way Baker wins high-contact free kicks for being small. That should be added to the pros column. One of those blokes that is a nightmare to tackle.

Pros
-Gives 110%
-Big ticker for small guy.
-Free kicks for small guy.

Cons
-Nil

 

[Triggering Tiger]

Yeah, and utilities don't tend to go for first round picks.

I don't recall asking a first round pick for him, if we get any compo picks for him we should consider it to be very lucky tbh because he's contract is up and he's free to go wherever he likes. Although I'd still like to keep him.

 

[Joao]

You don't watch him play I did but when he does play for freo should you recruit him you'll comeback to me apologizing I guarantee it.

Baker's fine, I'm just pointing out how terrible your reasoning is.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Yes you did stop back peddling.

Current season disposal efficiency
Brad Hill 74.2%
Ed Langdon 72.5%
Liam Baker 65.8%

It's spelt out for you as simply as possible 3 posts down from yours here.

 

[the_interloper]

We dont need someone who cant play wing and cant tackle mostly. Rest to me is pointless and not a need for us. I want Peatlings 12 tackles, Garcias defensive running, Sheldricks clearance work as opposed to another half forward/half back that pinch hits in the midfield

Wow, lucky you're not a coach

 

[Triggering Tiger]

It's spelt out for you as simply as possible 3 posts down from yours here.

All I said he doesn't butcher the ball originally and I still stand by it, you threw up two random players with better efficiency percentage stats than his this year to try to prove he isn't that good.

 

[amazingjoshy]

All I said he doesn't butcher the ball originally and I still stand by it, you threw up two random players with better efficiency percentage stats than his this year to try to prove he isn't that good.

I didn't throw up any players

I listed the DE% of the "other two" players you were talking about with the other poster

Baker is better than those other two because he has a ticker, never gives up and he doesn't butcher the ball. He's is a quality player that I'm sorry to see leave us.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Bloke is certainly committing in full to the user name. Have to admire commitment to a bit

 

[Triggering Tiger]

I didn't throw up any players

I listed the DE% of the "other two" players you were talking about with the other poster

I was referring to both Toronto and cerra which you mentioned. So I don't know where you got Hill and that other bloke from.

 

[Triggering Tiger]

Bloke is certainly committing in full to the user name. Have to admire commitment to a bit

It must be west aussie culture thing to be so easily triggered.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

It must be west aussie culture thing to be do easily triggered.

Ah no. Plus they're saying you're the one getting triggered easily. .

 

[Triggering Tiger]

Ah no.

#surejan

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

#surejan

Ah no.

 

[amazingjoshy]

I was referring to both Toronto and cerra which you mentioned. So I don't know where you got Hill and that other bloke from.

Please quote where I've said anything about those 2

If you can't I accept your apology

 

[Triggering Tiger]

Please quote where I've said anything about those 2

If you can't I accept your apology

I'll apologize to you because it wasn't you who said it but I won't apologize that they weren't mentioned by another poster and that's why I retorted it. Both Taranto and Cerra butcher the ball more than baker ever does.

 

[amazingjoshy]

I'll apologize to you because it wasn't you who said it but I won't apologize that they weren't mentioned by another poster and that's why I retorted it. Both Taranto and Cerra butcher the ball more than baker ever does.

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Fwiw 2024 DE%

Cerra 72.2% (fair bit better than Baker)
Taranto 64.4% (almost exactly the same as Baker)

 

[WilloTree]

Gun, lol.

He wasn’t a gun. And isn’t

It would be easier if you just said 'I didn't see him when he was at Freo'.

 

[Triggering Tiger]

Fwiw 2024 DE%

Cerra 72.2% (fair bit better than Baker)
Taranto 64.4% (almost exactly the same as Baker)

Like said I'm not interested in stats, I most interested in what see with my own two eyes. Btw are you related to Spreaders?

 

[Taylor]

72.7% - James Aish's disposal efficiency the year he was traded to Fremantle.
60.9% kicking efficiency
Age when traded: 23y 11m 8d

65.6% - Liam Baker's disposal efficiency this year.
56% kicking efficiency
Age when traded: 26y 8m 20d

Since we are making these arguments.

 

[Triggering Tiger]

72.7% - James Aish's disposal efficiency the year he was traded to Fremantle.
60.9% kicking efficiency
Age when traded: 23y 11m 8d

65.6% - Liam Baker's disposal efficiency this year.
56% kicking efficiency
Age when traded: 26y 8m 20d

Since we are making these arguments.

Hi Taylor nice stats now how many premiership sides has Aish played in again?

 

[Foxman98]

Hi Taylor nice stats now how many premiership sides has Aish played in again?

Zaine Cordy has 1 more then Matthew Richardson whats your point?

 

[Triggering Tiger]

Zaine Cordy has 1 more then Matthew Richardson whats your point?

We are talking about two current day players not about a bygone era.