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Noah Balta - Welcome to Tigerland
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I just did my regular 9.30am dump Incensed Insect, if that helps. Probably not....
There are some on here who dump on anything we do.
I heard a few months ago that Balta was wanting to a deal that tied him to RFC for life, loves the club. However we don’t know what he may have been offered elsewhere which is in the end what we needed to match, or close to it.
If we can have a fit Gibcus going forward we have the defensive pillars in place for the next 6-7 years. That’s really important.
A fit Gibcus would go a long way in enabling Noah to settle in one position. Pretty important.
If I was going to offer any of our current players a long term deal right now, it'd be Balta.
He's that rarest of creatures - a tall who can turn the game playing at pretty much any position on the park. Need a dominant intercepting CHB? No worries. How about a rampaging beast running amok through the ruck or off a wing? Yep, all good. Or hows abouts a big target in the forward line with a 60m kick and elite contested mark? Sure, why not?
Flexibility in the modern game is gold. Flexibility in a tall with elite traits is gold-plated gold.
Plus he's in the right age profile. And he's reasonably durable. And he loves the club. And we can lock him away now on today's dollars before multiple rounds of wage inflation hits over the next decade.
Sure, if it was for someone like, I dunno, Kosi or Bauer or even Gibcus, you wouldn't go 7. But with Balta, it feels like a bit of a no-brainer.
He's that rarest of creatures - a tall who can turn the game playing at pretty much any position on the park. Need a dominant intercepting CHB? No worries. How about a rampaging beast running amok through the ruck or off a wing? Yep, all good. Or hows abouts a big target in the forward line with a 60m kick and elite contested mark? Sure, why not?
Flexibility in the modern game is gold. Flexibility in a tall with elite traits is gold-plated gold.
Plus he's in the right age profile. And he's reasonably durable. And he loves the club. And we can lock him away now on today's dollars before multiple rounds of wage inflation hits over the next decade.
Sure, if it was for someone like, I dunno, Kosi or Bauer or even Gibcus, you wouldn't go 7. But with Balta, it feels like a bit of a no-brainer.
Yep. Nailed it. Hopefully Gibcus will be a long term forward. Just needs an even run at it.
I didn’t mean being a forward so nice segway, very nicely done
If it were my choice I would leave gibcus and Balta in the backline permanently and solve our kpf issues through the draft or trade/free agency
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We haven't seen much of Josh, but he will be bigger and stronger and does have some history as a forward. Having said that, I would be equally deighted if he settles as a backman.I didn’t mean being a forward so nice segway, very nicely done
If it were my choice I would leave gibcus and Balta in the backline permanently and solve our kpf issues through the draft or draft/free agency
I just want him on the park.
He strikes me like he's utterly coachable - a simple guy with great values. Reckon he will feel an onus to pay the club back in spades.
Once you get beyond a ‘4 year deal’ it’s a bit of a token anyway isn’t it? More symbolic that what realistically may or may not happen. Look at Grundy.
No one has crystal balls (way too uncomfortable to sit cross legged for one thing).
I’m happy with this. Some good solid news amongst all the second and third guessing of trade period.
No one has crystal balls (way too uncomfortable to sit cross legged for one thing).
I’m happy with this. Some good solid news amongst all the second and third guessing of trade period.
What is it about long term deals that trigger Cornflakes so much? Was it because he never got offered one?
He's managed to convince himself that clubs offer 7 years deals, just to upset him.
I did see that. What a narcissist! Clubs don't give 7 year deals just to annoy him, but that is an amusing by product.
Yeah saw the headline, didn't read it in my defence, makes it about him. Hide like a Rhinoceros. His job is to generate hate and provoke a reaction, and he's good at it.
Well done Balta. You deserve this contract. You will be great leadership material, player and clubman.
If Cornes doesn't like the idea we have signed Balta for seven years then it has to be a sound deal. The man is a clown in a circus of media clowns
