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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2018, 10:48:49 AM »
“And there’s a young kid we’ve got in our ‘twos’, as well, Liam Baker, that’s probably a little bit similar [to Lambert].

“They’re the sort of players, as coaches, you love because they work incredibly hard, they’re no fuss, and they just love playing the game.

“We’re fortunate to have a number of those players . . .”

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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #16 on: July 23, 2018, 12:25:21 PM »
lets back this SOB in.

get around him peoples!!
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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #17 on: July 23, 2018, 12:30:39 PM »
...and you'll be the first to bag him and call for him to be dropped if he has a poor game.... :shh
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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #18 on: July 23, 2018, 01:09:11 PM »
I won't say he is a gun player.
More like a little pistol.  :thumbsup
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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #19 on: July 23, 2018, 01:19:41 PM »
Dual-sided player too....can never have enough of them.... :shh
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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #20 on: July 23, 2018, 01:37:28 PM »
So how come Baker is ahead of Stengle?
Can anyone enlighten me pls?

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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #21 on: July 23, 2018, 01:42:33 PM »
Well they both deserve a crack IMO but if Baker is ahead of Stengle for senior selection I suspect it's because he can also play midfield, has a bigger tank, is quicker and brings more defensive pressure. :shh
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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #22 on: July 23, 2018, 01:53:46 PM »
Well they both deserve a crack IMO but if Baker is ahead of Stengle for senior selection I suspect it's because he can also play midfield, has a bigger tank, is quicker and brings more defensive pressure. :shh
Fair answer, lets see what happens at the selection table

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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #23 on: July 23, 2018, 03:40:43 PM »
...and you'll be the first to bag him and call for him to be dropped if he has a poor game.... :shh

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lets back out of having this SOB in the team.

Get away from him peoples!
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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #24 on: July 23, 2018, 03:43:26 PM »
So how come Baker is ahead of Stengle?
Can anyone enlighten me pls?

midfield smarts. watch the highlights vid from the sandringham game. hes doing things like Lambert. plus he can rest fwd and crum
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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #25 on: July 23, 2018, 07:59:04 PM »
lets back this SOB in.

get around him peoples!!

 :clapping the kid is a natural.

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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #26 on: July 23, 2018, 08:52:45 PM »
Good to see we are giving him a go.

We need to see what guys like Baker and Stengle can produce at AFL level before heading in to the finals.

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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #27 on: July 23, 2018, 11:19:54 PM »
i like the cut of the bloke's jib
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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #28 on: July 24, 2018, 09:49:36 PM »
He’s a fabulous Baker, boys.
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Liam Baker [merged]
« Reply #29 on: July 24, 2018, 11:11:11 PM »
Richmond development coach Xavier Clarke talking about Liam Baker:

High football IQ

“He’s a smart footballer. He sees the game really well . . . He had to learn how to play our system, and he picked it up really quickly.”

Hungry for the leather


“I think the beauty about Liam is that he loves hunting the footy, which we love. He wants to get his hands on the ball . . .”

Popular playing group member

“He’s fitted really well into our culture. I think it kicked off when the first-year boys had the camp to Tasmania and he just bought in from the start, which is fantastic. And he earned respect from the group through his work-rate . . . He’s been a great addition.”

A Lambert lookalike

“He’s very similar to Kane Lambert the way he plays, with his ability to be able to run up and back. He’s got pace, and that change of pace, which really helps him as well. He can run all day, which is a great strength. And he’s also very tough over the footy, and good with the ball. He’s got a lot of really good attributes. Last weekend (v Sandringham), he actually just played purely as a forward, just to learn those running patterns. He kicked three goals and probably could have had more. He gave a few off and his work-rate was great . . . He tackled well, as well. He’s probably a forward that can go into the midfield as well, and then spread really hard from contests.”

Potential role at AFL level


“At this stage, I’d think it’d be as a small forward, something like a Dan Butler-type role, with the ability to be able to go in the midfield as well for small stints.”

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2018-07-24/coaches-corner-liam-baker