-
IMPORTANT // Please look after your loved ones, yourself and be kind to others. If you are feeling that the world is too hard to handle there is always help - I implore you not to hesitate in contacting one of these wonderful organisations Lifeline and Beyond Blue ... and I'm sure reaching out to our PRE community we will find a way to help. T.
Noah Balta - Welcome to Tigerland
- Thread starter RICHO_12
- Start date
the bloke from west coast a defender used to swing forward and kick bags in finals I think adam Hunter was his name
In the current era in footballing terms Rance was the first coming and Balta is the second. The sky is the limit for him
Some pretty handy Premiership Tigers to play a variety of roles in past years...
*smile* Clay - Full Forward, wing, Full Back.
Kevin Sheedy - Ruck rover, Back pocket, Forward pocket
Barry Richardson - Full forward, CHF, Full back
Roger Dean - Back pocket, Half forward
Billy Barrot - Centre, Half forward, Full forward
And of course more recently Dusty plays Midfield, Full forward.
I know it's early days, and some will howl me down for even suggesting this, but I believe that over the journey Balta will ultimately prove to be a more formidable player than Rance.
I know it's setting the bar at a very high level, but I see Balta as being a gun player for the Tigers in a few different roles.
After he has his second premiership medallion around his neck at the end of season 2021, the sky will be the limit for Balta.
I know it's setting the bar at a very high level, but I see Balta as being a gun player for the Tigers in a few different roles.
After he has his second premiership medallion around his neck at the end of season 2021, the sky will be the limit for Balta.
Jim Jess was the best we have had. We have to play Balta as a genuine swing man. So valuable to have a player like this.
I can see him as the 2nd key forward post Jack changing in the ruck as well. What a weapon, so many possibilities
It's a couple of weeks old, but an enjoyable read.
Eyes on the prize for promising Tiger Balta
"We needed Noah to know that he was a special player and if he was going to keep putting the work in, then the results would come."
www.aflplayers.com.au
Thanks @tigerman hadn't seen that article. .... Rewatched the prelim today and there's something definitely special about Noah. .... if the boys stay hungry, the ride we're presently on hopefully has a bit left in it yet!It's a couple of weeks old, but an enjoyable read.
Eyes on the prize for promising Tiger Balta
"We needed Noah to know that he was a special player and if he was going to keep putting the work in, then the results would come."www.aflplayers.com.au
Yep... hopefully we have a full deck down back of talls/hybrids - Astbury, Grimes, Broad, Vlas. Noah ruck and forward and maybe occasionally down back in an emergency. Might depend on progress with CCJ as well.
I hope your close to the mark, footy these days is evolutionary, however, I still think for the moment, we leave him to mature down back, just like Rance was.
We've also got Miller developing. Fingers crossed he makes a quantum leap in 2021..
Forgot Francis Bourke - wing, Full Back (was nominated in the AFL’s team of the century in both positions).
