You definitely missed something
Free agency list going into the season as follows
RICHMOND
Jack Graham
Dylan Grimes
Dustin Martin
Kamdyn McIntosh
Toby Nankervis
Dion Prestia
Ben Miller*
Sam Naismith*
Wouldn't be the first time I've missed something lol. So he's contracted?
That makes this discussion even worse lol. Baker won't be going anywhere unless we get overs for his worth. Otherwise club will let him go unrestricted FA and no doubt a contract with a bidding war will get us in the 1st round.
Baker is out of contract.
Essentially all free agents are out of contract, but not all out of contract players are free agents.
To qualify for free agency; a player will have had to be delisted or if a player has served 8 years at the one club AND is out of contract.
Baker I believe will have served 7 years and is out of contract. So he’s not a free agent despite being out of contract. If he was to sign a one year extension with RFC to end of 2025, he would be a free agent.
In the worst case, a trade can’t be worked out and he walks to the Pre-Season draft and RFC get nothing for him.