Liam Baker [merged]

[Tiger Khosh]

To my eye, we’re giving up 3 picks in the draft for Baker.
Didn’t freo offer 10,11 and 18 for Bakes and Bolton after previously offering 10,18 for Bolton.
Why would we do that?

What do u mean? We got 1 pick from west coast for baker as we would if he went to freo. You can’t force a player to go somewhere they don’t want and he wanted west coast who gave us pick 14 which is a win in my book.

Now it’s just a matter of who blinks first btw us and freo for Bolton. Do they give us 10&11 like we want or do we cave and accept 10&18. If it’s the latter then at best u can say not dealing baker to freo cost is 3 places (difference btw 11 and 14), if it’s the former then we’ve come out 4 places bettter.

[Tiger Khosh]

Anyway good luck to bakes, a rookie pick we turned into a 2 time premiership player and pick 14 return to boot.

One of my fav players once he broke into the team, would always crack in and out his body on the line. Sucks that he’s decided to leave but can’t fault a guy for wanting to go back to his home state.

[the claw]

Lol if i was Matty Clarke id be on a plane out of Perth for awhile.
Its way beyond a jolly good rogering. It a lynch party coming for him.

[one-eyed]

"It was a tough year mentally, I felt at times I was a bit distracted and had to check myself and remember that I was still playing for Richmond. I didn't buy out, but I did get distracted at times. It did wear me down a bit, but I love the club. I absolutely love Richmond. I loved every moment of being there it was just the circumstances of where it is in the country is why I wanted to leave."

- Liam Baker on the year dealing with the speculation

https://x.com/traderadio/status/1846056770080592384

"I actually made up my mind before he was announced, but in saying that, if he was announced when I was still up in the air I would have been straight there!"

- Liam Baker on the impact McQualter's signing had on his choice

https://x.com/traderadio/status/1846056236980355289

[eliminator]

Good luck to him. Glad to get pick 14 for him. Need to really use the high draft picks well.

[the claw]

We should deal with eagles for pick 10 that we get from freo as pay back for being flogs.

Eagles get 10. B Allan
Freo get 11
We get 12 and a sweetener for this draft or next years  from eagles. 

I suspect freo wont cough up pick 11 now.

Dont think Allen is a be all end all scenario for them Frankie.
They did offer 10,11 and 18 for Bolton and Baker after all.

We got 14 for Baker slight overs on the original pick 15 thru 18 range that was originally suggested.

I think we can get 10,11, and 18 for Bolton and 14. Got that from another site and it makes sense if we want to get the deal over the line. We get the picks we want 10 and 11 with a 4 pick slide 14 to 18.Sort of middle ground on what both clubs want concerning 11 and 18.

Reckon we will get picks 6, and 23 which was suggested right at the start for Rioli and a pick. Word has it they want an early 30s pick.

Things have fallen into place with the exception of including pock 32 in the brisvegas deal boy we lost out on that one imo.