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Player Watch #21: Noah Balta

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ShereKhan said:
They are adjusting the ruck rules in 2026 to encourage jumping at ruck contests and not wrestling. Is there any reason Noah can’t become a permanent ruck who rests forward, eventually sharing duties with Sims?

Genuine quality tapwork is as rare as hens teeth in the modern game. Why can’t Noah be our Luke Jackson equivalent?

He’d be a nightmare match up with his speed and marking ability, and his game would benefit from the freedom ruck provides.

He doesn’t have enough craft or kick well enough for goal to be a quality forward, and we are stacked for KPD options moving forward.

Unleash him in the ruck… he’d smash it.
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Have you ever er tried jumping all day in ruck contests against someone 6 inches taller than you? I have. Jumped all over him the first few contests, then spent the rest of the match absolutely cooked. There is a reason rucks are very tall.

Balta is fine as a 2ruck. His goal kicking is fine. 41.23 over his career demonstrates that. He can be moved to defence in game as required. I would love to see him develop a more efficient running technique, I think that would really help his footy.
 
Meteoric Rise said:
Have you ever er tried jumping all day in ruck contests against someone 6 inches taller than you? I have. Jumped all over him the first few contests, then spent the rest of the match absolutely cooked. There is a reason rucks are very tall.

Balta is fine as a 2ruck. His goal kicking is fine. 41.23 over his career demonstrates that. He can be moved to defence in game as required. I would love to see him develop a more efficient running technique, I think that would really help his footy.
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He should play like that tall Geelong dude, Blivcat, however you spell it, but not sure he has the mentality for it.
 

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