Player Watch #21: Noah Balta

May 23, 2017
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AFL Club
Richmond
Get the Richmond team board. Take one permanent marker. Write the name Noah Balta at full back. Get a new team board after 10 years and put his name on a magnet instead.
 
Feb 9, 2009
17,159
23,041
Footscray
AFL Club
Richmond
so, this year the kickout player can run to 25 to kic.

we know balta can kick 70m pretty consistently.

im hoping a few times this year we see him take the kickout and roost it a total of nearly 100m down the ground. on some of the smaller grounds (scg), thats almost an inside 50 kick. worst case, a contest 70m doesnt seem so bad. would be a blast to watch at least, everyone loves a big bomb kick.
 
Feb 23, 2009
32,140
45,742
Melbourne
AFL Club
Richmond
Other Teams
New York Jets
so, this year the kickout player can run to 25 to kic.

we know balta can kick 70m pretty consistently.

im hoping a few times this year we see him take the kickout and roost it a total of nearly 100m down the ground. on some of the smaller grounds (scg), thats almost an inside 50 kick. worst case, a contest 70m doesnt seem so bad. would be a blast to watch at least, everyone loves a big bomb kick.
Sometimes I'd really like to see him and Dusty when they are 60+ out just say screw it and unload one at the goals, I know our team philosophy and all but one game when we are up by heaps who cares? The crowd wants to see it. And if they know they can make the journey, it's not even the worst play. At worst they miss which isn't uncommon from set shots anyway.
 
Sep 11, 2018
40,646
40,969
Victoria
AFL Club
Richmond
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Storm|V/OzCricket|NBA-P|NHL-P|V8|F1
Bloody hell
he only kicked it from 10m or so back from the centre square line...

here's the point of contact
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and the wide context shot (edit: 9 frames later, which is ~180ms later)
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