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Noah Balta - Welcome to Tigerland
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The Lurker said:
Reminded me of a young Rance. Just wanted to run & run. Looks to have plenty of upside
I’m trying to think of a way to get this kid into the side, another tall could be just what we need against sides like WC and Port who took advantage of our lack of a second ruck.
I was relatively nonplussed by his forward line work last weekend, but I was equally excited by his ruck work and those searching runs down the wing, something he seems to be making a habit of lately.
It occurred to me that his current skill set mostly matches that of Ben Griffiths, not a lot of natural forward smarts, but he’s got a big body, a big leap and big boot on him.
Ben did his best work leading up to the wing, taking a mark before playing on and kicking it 60 meters into the forward line. Noah has similar attributes and could be a really useful second ruck for those teams that have totally figured out the Grigg fiasco. Love to see Balta tried out in a role similar to Ben when he was at his most useful.
I was relatively nonplussed by his forward line work last weekend, but I was equally excited by his ruck work and those searching runs down the wing, something he seems to be making a habit of lately.
It occurred to me that his current skill set mostly matches that of Ben Griffiths, not a lot of natural forward smarts, but he’s got a big body, a big leap and big boot on him.
Ben did his best work leading up to the wing, taking a mark before playing on and kicking it 60 meters into the forward line. Noah has similar attributes and could be a really useful second ruck for those teams that have totally figured out the Grigg fiasco. Love to see Balta tried out in a role similar to Ben when he was at his most useful.
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tigerman said:
He had mitts like Stewie Lowe in his junior highlight reel.
I havnt seen him play yet, but am dreaming of a Westhoff/Cripps style huge utility.
Harry said:
No way!
Grigg has proven himself last year and this year. Runs to space is the link both back and forward.
rinso17 said:
Very very early days, but the 2017 draft of Higgins, Balta, CCJ, Naish and Miller could well be the best draft since Cotchin and Rance and before that Jack R and Edwards, and with our list profile now would be the perfect time to nail a draft.
Edited to correct error.
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daniel30 said:
I used to hate how WC would throw him forward for the last quarter in desperation and he'd pull a win out of his arse.
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