Noah Balta - Welcome to Tigerland

[tigerlove]

Moore didn't put the sort of performances that Balta did and in the games he did look handy his goal kicking was sub par.

So you can't compare Moore to Balta.

Moore didn't get a look in until round 10 and only played 6 games. Balta is far more talented.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Be shocked if he's not picked for round 1.

 

[Dont Argue]

Once Garp gets over his injury niggles I'll be happy for him to get a look at some senior footy. Problem for Garp at the moment is that his prime option seems to be back up for Astbury. He might possibly get a run if Broady, Grub or Tross miss games. But, I don't see the explosiveness or versatility in Garp that Balta has shown. Comparing Garp n Balta at best would be like comparing Tross n Astbury, completely different types of player.

Garthwaite actually very versatile. Played lots of junior footy as a forward and club used him in the ruck to impressive effect in a JLT game last year when Nanks got injured.
Not as dynamic as Balta ( who is ? ) but a talented player who shouldn't be left to rot in the 2s!!

 

[tigerlove]

Garthwaite actually very versatile. Played lots of junior footy as a forward and club used him to impressive effect in a JLT game last year when Nanks got injured.
Not as dynamic as Balta ( who is ? ) but a talented player who shouldn't be left to rot in the 2s!!

Agree. He can definitely slot in to other roles besides the Astbury role. Seems though he has been pigeon-holed into that role in the reserves purely because he is so good at it. I think he could easily play the Grimesy role. Closes down players very quickly.

 

[Dont Argue]

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Reminds me of Peter Knights for some reason. Imagine him intercepting off CHB, dashing forward and roosting in to Lynch or Riewoldt in the forward line!

 

[easy_tiger]

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Reminds me of Peter Knights for some reason. Imagine him intercepting off CHB, dashing forward and roosting in to Lynch or Riewoldt in the forward line!

I can see that DA, and i like it alot

 

[ahyeahnah]

Agree. He can definitely slot in to other roles besides the Astbury role. Seems though he has been pigeon-holed into that role in the reserves purely because he is so good at it. I think he could easily play the Grimesy role. Closes down players very quickly.

This kid could be anything. Rarely do you see a young player that is so focussed on his role AND delivers on it

 

[Dont Argue]

Hardwick intimating in his season launch speech that he probably won't have Balta in the forward line competing with Lynch ( when fit ) and Riewoldt and that Lynch would relieve in the ruck.
So where does Balta play?

 

[tigerlove]

Hardwick intimating in his season launch speech that he probably won't have Balta in the forward line competing with Lynch ( when fit ) and Riewoldt and that Lynch would relieve in the ruck.
So where does Balta play?

Hardwick really intimated that Lynch would relief ruck?

 

[tha8ball]

No point letting the cat out of the bag. Keep carlton guessing til the last minute. Big difference in the way carlton go about things if Jack, Lynch and Balta all play compared to just jack.

 

[Dont Argue]

Hardwick really intimated that Lynch would relief ruck?

Check AFL website.
Hardwick said there is no doubt about him going in at stages

 

[Tenacious]

Check AFL website.
Hardwick said there is no doubt about him going in at stages

Probably doesn't say much really - after all blokes like Rioli have contested throw ins at times.

 

[Smoking Aces]

He's not quite as emphatic as the headline suggests, 'Tom probably will at stages, there's no doubt about that."

I'll still believe it when I see it, he might do some around the ground stuff where he can wrestle but I'll be amazed to see him at a centre bounce.

Can't imagine we will buy a Ferrari and park it in Sunshine.

This^

Cannot see him at centre bounces.

 

[The_Celebrant]

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[The_Celebrant]

Hardwick intimating in his season launch speech that he probably won't have Balta in the forward line competing with Lynch ( when fit ) and Riewoldt and that Lynch would relieve in the ruck.
So where does Balta play?

At centre bounces, Balta may line up on a wing then, depending on what happens next, assume one of three roles:
If we win the clearance, he drifts forward to provide an extra target, or to defend a rushed oppo kick the other way
If we lose the clearance, he drifts back to become a strong target should we regain possession
If a secondary ball-up occurs, the 6-6-6 doesn't apply and he becomes an extra big body around the contest

 

[Bullarto Tiger]

Balta is certainly generating a lot of interest with his pre-season efforts and developing efforts.
Quite possibly will be selected for the opening round one clash.
If not, I am, like quite a number of others, looking forward to him debuting for RFC, whenever that may be.

 

[Jonesracing82]

Reckon he means rucking up fwd instead of centre bounces.

 

[Dyer'ere]

Maybe it will be good if Noah has to play magoos in the early rounds of 2019. Let's see what he can do to the VFA.

JLT1 was, at the time, the best game I've ever seen Noah Balta play. He was fully invested. His small game was yet again prodigious. Talls with that much small game? Adam Goodes.

His attack on the ground ball was not just authoritative - it was frequent.

But you don't get Preuss and Keilty every week and in JLT2 Noah Balta had opponents. JLT2 was the best game I've ever seen Noah Balta play. And the most encouraging.

AFL coaches are getting smarter. At football. So are the players. How many AFL players can put another player through? Even with training. Noah Balta brilliantly put Nankervis through to tap in an open goal in JLT2. Higgins style. Edwards style. Jack style.

In the past I've written that Balta doesn't appear a natural football intelligence. If he isn't he's a *smile* good leaner.

What was going on with that ball on the flank? Balta is beaten in a contested situation and felled. A pack forms. One second has passed since the felling. Balta is up and has driven through the pack onto the congested loose ball, gathered and used. That is inside outside football. I've never seen him do that. I think he's an outside mid (like Goodes). He surprised me.

Aerial game. His body positioning was awesome. Great IQ again. Deft little taps. Balta couldn't do this last year. BTW now that the young man is in the big city his hands aren't as reliable as they were. And he doesn't jump for the sake of falling. He's getting coaching in the aerial side and improving. Hands aren't right yet. But when he leaps (once a game) he is Olympic. His aerial game is very underdeveloped, apparently (to me) not natural and yet with no obvious ceiling. And undergoing rapid improvement.

Then there was the centre clearance with the 65m kick. Running onto the loose. Classic Balta.

Noah Balta is competing with someone like Caddy for a spot. Not Lynch. And Caddy is injured. Interesting times.

 

[Jonesracing82]

Maybe it will be good if Noah has to play magoos in the early rounds of 2019. Let's see what he can do to the VFA.

JLT1 was, at the time, the best game I've ever seen Noah Balta play. He was fully invested. His small game was yet again prodigious. Talls with that much small game? Adam Goodes.

His attack on the ground ball was not just authoritative - it was frequent.

But you don't get Preuss and Keilty every week and in JLT2 Noah Balta had opponents. JLT2 was the best game I've ever seen Noah Balta play. And the most encouraging.

AFL coaches are getting smarter. At football. So are the players. How many AFL players can put another player through? Even with training. Noah Balta brilliantly put Nankervis through to tap in an open goal in JLT2. Higgins style. Edwards style. Jack style.

In the past I've written that Balta doesn't appear a natural football intelligence. If he isn't he's a *smile*ing good leaner.

What was going on with that ball on the flank? Balta is beaten in a contested situation and felled. A pack forms. One second has passed since the felling. Balta is up and has driven through the pack onto the congested loose ball, gathered and used. That is inside outside football. I've never seen him do that. I think he's an outside mid (like Goodes). He surprised me.

Aerial game. His body positioning was awesome. Great IQ again. Deft little taps. Balta couldn't do this last year. BTW now that the young man is in the big city his hands aren't as reliable as they were. And he doesn't jump for the sake of falling. He's getting coaching in the aerial side and improving. Hands aren't right yet. But when he leaps (once a game) he is Olympic. His aerial game is very underdeveloped, apparently (to me) not natural and yet with no obvious ceiling. And undergoing rapid improvement.

Then there was the centre clearance with the 65m kick. Running onto the loose. Classic Balta.

Noah Balta is competing with someone like Caddy for a spot. Not Lynch. And Caddy is injured. Interesting times.

IMO his Hawks game was underrated, i have only watched the 2nd half more than once but when Jack took his 1st mark Balta went 1 v 1 with his opponent & kept him away from the ball so Jack could out mark his opponent 1 v 1. Good signs for a 2nd yr player.

 

[tigerman]

Maybe it will be good if Noah has to play magoos in the early rounds of 2019. Let's see what he can do to the VFA.

JLT1 was, at the time, the best game I've ever seen Noah Balta play. He was fully invested. His small game was yet again prodigious. Talls with that much small game? Adam Goodes.

His attack on the ground ball was not just authoritative - it was frequent.

But you don't get Preuss and Keilty every week and in JLT2 Noah Balta had opponents. JLT2 was the best game I've ever seen Noah Balta play. And the most encouraging.

AFL coaches are getting smarter. At football. So are the players. How many AFL players can put another player through? Even with training. Noah Balta brilliantly put Nankervis through to tap in an open goal in JLT2. Higgins style. Edwards style. Jack style.

In the past I've written that Balta doesn't appear a natural football intelligence. If he isn't he's a *smile*ing good leaner.

What was going on with that ball on the flank? Balta is beaten in a contested situation and felled. A pack forms. One second has passed since the felling. Balta is up and has driven through the pack onto the congested loose ball, gathered and used. That is inside outside football. I've never seen him do that. I think he's an outside mid (like Goodes). He surprised me.

Aerial game. His body positioning was awesome. Great IQ again. Deft little taps. Balta couldn't do this last year. BTW now that the young man is in the big city his hands aren't as reliable as they were. And he doesn't jump for the sake of falling. He's getting coaching in the aerial side and improving. Hands aren't right yet. But when he leaps (once a game) he is Olympic. His aerial game is very underdeveloped, apparently (to me) not natural and yet with no obvious ceiling. And undergoing rapid improvement.

Then there was the centre clearance with the 65m kick. Running onto the loose. Classic Balta.

Noah Balta is competing with someone like Caddy for a spot. Not Lynch. And Caddy is injured. Interesting times.

Good stuff Jack, you've just explained why Bolts should play Thursday night.