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Noah Balta - Welcome to Tigerland

The_Celebrant said:
With global warming, there soon will be.
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true, but the new intertidal zone will be littered with cowboys and mountain oysters
 
Coburgtiger said:
Not sure you picked up what I was trying to put down.

My post was about beginnings, not forevers. I see Balta ultimately playing on ball with license to roam. A late career Richo who won't be beaten in the air, across the ground, or in the contest.


But I also see him right now, a step off his man and double grabbing his marks. The 'Run, jump, punch' mantra actually serves a double purpose. Firstly, for him. It gives him a focus, and a clear role, and critically, confidence. The more times he negates his opponent, the more contests he learns to make, the more contact with the ball he gets, the bigger he'll grow. He'll also learn to time his run, and his leap. This is the reason he's double grabbing at the moment. He's getting to the contest off balance. Right now he's getting to contests with sheer athleticism. As he gets experienced enough to read the ball quicker, he'll get to the drop before his opponent rather than at the same time. Then he'll take his marks.

The second benefit here is a team one. Flossy and Grimes can zone and mark knowing they have an athletic freak supporting them as the extra man up. See, you mentioned how teams thrive off the crumb at the moment. When you have a bloke double grabbing you get more crumbs, not less. A proper punch to the boundary is way better than a dropped mark.

I just already have a lot of faith in what he will be. So I want to see him just get to as many contests as possible to get there. Read the flight, run, jump. Repeat. Learn.

I don't, however, have a Stack of faith in the player he is right now. A Stack being the SI unit of a player that can come into the AFL as the complete unit.
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Agree. Think his role needs to be simplified so his development can build. Similar to how grimes started off being the spoil king. Play tight and spoil. Didn't worry about marks or possessions. Once he gets his timing right he'll realise he's just too powerful for his opponents and the marks and possessions will come. It's a shame with our injuries and no 2nd ruck option he's been forced to play so many roles.
 
Smoking Aces said:
Ranked as the fastest man in the AFL along with Gary Rohan
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wow.

If Gary Rohan isnt significantly injured in the next month, I will eat Stewy Dews pie.

same applies to gabblett
 
This kid is exactly the type of athlete rugby recruiters ( in both codes ) would salivate over .
 
SkillzThatKillz said:
Actual fastest times players have run at speed in-game via their GPS tags.
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How does the media get that data? Especially so quickly if from the GPS, I remember them commenting that he was the quickest that evening, I don't think its from the club GPS they are running around with.
 
Tigertough1974 said:
How does the media get that data? Especially so quickly if from the GPS, I remember them commenting that he was the quickest that evening, I don't think its from the club GPS they are running around with.
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Available via enhanced AFL stats and Champion Data.
 
kiwitiger said:
This kid is exactly the type of athlete rugby recruiters ( in both codes ) would salivate over .
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Be a beast of a centre or a bloody difficult proposition as a lock or second rower, in league.
 
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