Welcome Liam Baker

[Carter]

Good player but Baker’s worth is currently boosted by the cult of premiership. Easy decision to release him and maximise return.

 

[Disco]

Good player, ridicuously courageous, and I love him but we are never going to have the chance again to maximise a trade to our advantage.

 

[French Tiger]

I don’t think it’ll be money we’d have more space than freo , home drawing or he stays and skippers the club

Yeah but if the money is ridiculous you still have to be smart & weigh up how much is to much.

 

[The_General]

I don’t think it’ll be money we’d have more space than freo , home drawing or he stays and skippers the club

They've got to offer more to relocate him, to get him to budge. We're the incumbent.
Baker though, isn't the type you build your club around. Offer him a fair offer, respecting his leadership and value to us, but not a cent more. We need the big cash for the next Lynch etc

 

[Rfc4Ever]

Yes, Yze got it all a bit confused on 360. He said the next 2 games which actually included the St Kilda game and he also called him a restricted free agent which he isn't. He is uncontracted but he isn't a free agent which is why there needs to be a trade.

Lucky Bakes cares about the club as he could actually go to West Coast as pick 3 in the PSD and we get nothing

 

[tigerlove]

Lucky Bakes cares about the club as he could actually go to West Coast as pick 3 in the PSD and we get nothing

Oh Tigers could easily thwart that plan. Wouldn't be good business acumen for WC to try that.

 

[toothless]

Oh Tigers could easily thwart that plan.

Yeah. We hold the #1 pick.

 

[Willo]

Lucky Bakes cares about the club as he could actually go to West Coast as pick 3 in the PSD and we get nothing

Lucky we’ve got pick 1.

 

[seven]

It’s official.

 

[WesternTiger]

It’s official.

Staying or going…?

 

[craig]

It’s official.

OFicially What?

Officially still waiting on him to make his mind up

 

[Don’t Argue]

A well connected Richmond supporters group web page saying Baker has informed the club he is going

 

[seven]

Staying or going…?

He’s gone. Told the club he Wants to go back to WA

 

[The_General]

No surprise. Great stuff. Should get one of those good picks everyone has been spending in the draft thread.

 

[Don’t Argue]

No surprise. Great stuff. Should get one of those good picks everyone has been spending in the draft thread.

I’m totally at peace with it. Been awesome for the RFC but we can get some really good young talent in to replenish the list with the picks we get for him.
Happy for Graham to go for a pick in the 20s.
Don’t want to lose Rioli or Bolton though.

 

[T-Shirt Tommy]

A well connected Richmond supporters group web page saying Baker has informed the club he is going

Any idea which club he wants to go to?

 

[Don’t Argue]

Any idea which club he wants to go to?

Think it’s well documented that West Coast are chasing hard but I really haven’t got a clue if a deal has been done or that like Bullen from Melbourne, he’s decided to go home, advised the club, and will court suitors.

 

[tigerdell]

To my eye, from the outside he'd be a great leader. At our club or others.
Brave, tough, bounces up, takes the game on, skilled. Good on the track and in prep.
Yes he's limited football wise and isnt an A grade mid. But a leader on the track and in the clubhouse.
For that I'd like to see him stay.

He's also a favourite player.
But if he goes then we'll look forward to the draft

 

[Smoking Aces]

A well connected Richmond supporters group web page saying Baker has informed the club he is going

I also read that Cal Twomey has reported it. But I saw this posted on FB but a Richmond fan page.

 

[Smoking Aces]

Think it’s well documented that West Coast are chasing hard but I really haven’t got a clue if a deal has been done or that like Bullen from Melbourne, he’s decided to go home, advised the club, and will court suitors.

He is torn between the two.

But he won’t be at Richmond next year.