Apologies for Necroing this thread, but apparently we are still into him in a big way, Serong and Brayshaw apparently met with him when Richmond came to town a couple of weeks ago according to Cal Twomey on this week's Gettable. I have redoubled my assessment of his abilities and value to Fremantle in the past couple of months, and I still don't get it. But someone inside Freo must be pushing this barrow, because it isn't going away until he signs somewhere.
The only thing I can offer up is he is a valuable running asset when we go to put speed on the ball, and he is versatile; can play everything to lockdown like Walker to rebounding like Wagner to opposite wing to Sharpie to half forward like Freddie/Emmett, however a marking target he is not. He is most probably like-for-like with Switta, or potentially Aish, but I feels that is a bit insulting to Switta when forward, and Aish when back. Feels like his best footy was 2 years ago as well.
I like to rate my judgement of footy cattle, but this Baker scenario is really doing my head in. Anyone got anything else? I have read elsewhere a random comment on Switta potentially looking east, but with nothing backing it, and for me the only thing I remotely have on Switta is he is the only one not smiling in the big selfie photo after the win in Sydney. Hardly compelling!
