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Noah Balta - Welcome to Tigerland

So I'm not a fan of Balta up forward, but if we're going to do this, we do it for 6-7 weeks as a trial and look for small improvements each week.

Should benefit a lot from Lynch taking the best defender.
 
There is no reason why Balta can’t play the same role as Luke Jackson did when he was at Melbourne
Play forward and second ruck Balta shouldn’t be the main go to forward but 2nd or 3rd tall
When Lynch returns if Kosi hasn’t been firing in the forward line Kosi should be the first one called upon to play back
 
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Noah Balta, Richmond, has been charged with rough conduct against Gold Coast's Alex Sexton during the first quarter of the Opening Round match between Richmond and Gold Coast played at People First Stadium on Saturday, March 9, 2024. The incident was graded as careless conduct, low impact and high contact.

In summary, he can accept a $2500 sanction with an early plea.

The incident was classified as a $3750 sanction as a first offence. The player can accept a $2500 sanction with an early plea.


And so it begins. First fine. Should keep a running tally for the year for all teams. Wonder which team will be leading in this area🐯🐯
 
Don't get how he's such a great intercept mark in the backline but seemingly can't take a mark in the forward line, there were 3 or 4 in the second half I wish he grabbed, hopefully he can build a lil more confidence in the forward line to start taking them!

I reckon its a simple case of being the hunter is easier than being hunted.

In the backlline, you don't have guys climbing all over you whose sole purpose in life is to stop you from marking the ball. You don't kick a whole bunch of goals on guys like that just because you're a big athletic dude.

Good forwards beat good defenders by being better readers of the play, better judges of the ball in flight, and supreme exponents of instinctual body positioning and timing. A good forward in the modern game has to be a prodigy. A great forward has to be a savant.

Balta is a blunt instrument. If he could build a tank, he could win a Brownlow in the ruck.
 
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A star. I think he tends to get underrated because he's unorthodox, but he is a star. Marking, running, kicking, got everything.
 
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Probably his best game. Not having trouble with the old night time vision we used to hear about on here. Just clunks them and hoofs it...except when he kicks the ground first.
 
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When it clicks in his head and comes together on a consistent basis, Balta will be an absolute gun.
Could become the future prototype for footballers ... can play all over the ground.
And the key, I reckon, is not to harness him too much. He's still raw in some ways but it's his instinct that Yze hopefully will cultivate and it will reap rewards.
 
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Yze may well be the making of Noah Balta.

Just let him play both forward and on ball, back when we need him. He will make the odd mistake and stuff a few things up but it will be worth it.
 
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Fantastic tonight, did it both ends......have to be close to his best game I reckon
 
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Brilliance and brain farts. That's Balta.

But overall great game. 2nd BOG behind Vlastuin in my opinion.
 
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Must stay fwd. The closest thing to Richo we've had since Richo.
 
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Reminds me a lot of rance , obligatory brain fade every game but he has the same athletic traits and more versatility

Balta is a million dollar player .

Superstar
 
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