Player Watch #21: Noah Balta - Suspended First 4 Games

[fargothegreat]

Both he and higgo were lively didn’t take a backward step , Balta looks very close to senior footy , however cal Moore played equally as well and I expect he ll be pressing hard

Moore still has the same issue he’s always had. He’s wildly inaccurate in front of goal

 

[SumTingWong]

Already better than Griffiths

 

[DontArgue4]

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Thought i saw it!

Love him already

 

[Toadvine]

Thought i saw it!

Love him already

 

[Ancient Tiger]

Balta will learn heaps from Tom Lynch too.

 

[captain cotch 9]

Maybe grif saw him and thought oh shit then decided to give it away haha

 

[Lsta062]

My favourite moment of his was when he backed himself to go for goal while being halfway down the field and actually got the goal. When I first realised his intent I thought he was being a little too ambitious but boy did he prove me wrong.

 

[telsor]

Both he and higgo were lively didn’t take a backward step , Balta looks very close to senior footy , however cal Moore played equally as well and I expect he ll be pressing hard

Playing "equally as well" as a guy with 3 fewer years in the system isn't a good thing.

If 2 young guys are roughly equal, you tend to go with the guy who has more upside.


It's just one game though (not even), so way too early to tell anything real...Like what's Balta's tank like?

 

[Bojangles17]

Moore still has the same issue he’s always had. He’s wildly inaccurate in front of goal

Aflx ain’t a good reference point , players were taking pot shots from outside 40 that they’d otherwise share around , I liked how he presented to the footy clunked some marks and moved really well, hope to see him in jlt

 

[JR82]

Got a fair kick on him.

 

[Madtiger2006]

He looked very good, impressed me with his long kicking and marking

And tackling

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Btw did anyone see him point to his jumper at one point?

Already a tiger for life?

lot of clubs were turned off his attitude or what ever think he feels the love the club showed for him he knew he wasn't getting past our picks

 

[Ancient Tiger]

The big Croat was very impressive IMHO. Cevap_Roll will need to lie down and take it easy or she may get palpitations.

 

[prodigy]

The annoying moment when the video highlights on the website don’t show either of Balta’s goals because both happened when there was a split screen interview happening. Sigh.


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[prodigy]

And apart from Castagna’s, Balta’s goals were the best of the day.


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[Shazza_]

The annoying moment when the video highlights on the website don’t show either of Balta’s goals because both happened when there was a split screen interview happening. Sigh.


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fukin conts

 

[joelsyt]

I’m still pissed off they spoke with rich while Balta was kicking his goal from the middle. Your interviews are not more important than the action in screen Channel 7!

 

[Cevap_Roll]

The big Croat was very impressive IMHO. Cevap_Roll will need to lie down and take it easy or she may get palpitations.

She?
I'm a bloke dude.

 

[rowlingsdevsqd]

She?
I'm a bloke dude.

Damn

I was kinda hoping your avatar was a selfie




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[Cevap_Roll]

She?
I'm a bloke dude.

Nah its a selfie of my wife.
Once I find out where she lives.

 

[cairo tiger]

I think Balta could be the Bolter of this draft

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Too early to say i reckon...did some nice things in a mickey mouse competition with other young players...
Like to see him under pressure and up against the really big boys of AFL to get a better idea of him...

 

[GoTigers2015]

I’m not so much into this must have talls scenario, but more interested in having blokes in the mid 180s who can jump as well as have some speed .
These two attributes allow you to get to contests on the ground as well as in the air either to harass or to create. Castagna Rioli and Butler proved this time and time again all year and they were assisted by the slower tough boys in Townsend and Caddy. Jack was our only serious tall , but he actually plays tall and small which makes him near impossible to keep down as he’s always involved in the game. We looked ridiculous in 2016 with TV, Hammer and Griffiths and we were similar last year when Soldo and Elton loped around.
Moore and Balta imo can play both ends of the ground and will be the perfect replacement if any “tall” gets injured. Bolton also fits into the three amigo role and has a massive leap and with another “preseason” under his belt he should have the strength and endurance to see out games. His leap is only second to Jack and his ground work plus speed is a class above. I can’t see the club going back to the KDH Galapagos Island turtle game plan that was backed up with the living remains of Jurassic Park dinosaurs.
The Caracalla game plan is based on breaking speed to create , closing speed to shut down contests and leading or jumping to either create or disrupt.
Earlier I stated this kid Balta in the long term will be a great pick up and possibly the best in the draft as he has some serious aerial skills and great ground tools.
This is no knock on Higgins as he is a different player and will be a beauty in the midfield.
I’m over categorising players as talls or this or that as the modern day footballer at 180 plus cm can gain height with their leap and more often than not leave their giraffe opponents behind once the ball is on the deck.
This is what happened on the 29/09/2017.

I will be interesting to see how far Chol has developed in the off season. Balta and Moore appear to be well ahead at this stage.

 

[kozi]

He's already better than Tex Walker

 

[THE THIN MAN]

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Does he want a Jeep?