that one L actually is getting to me slowly
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when did you turn into a balta fwd type of personBalta needs a solid 10 to 12 games in the forward line with the back six (our strongest line) bloody well doing their job properly so he is not needed.
Miller Broad Gibcus Vlastuin Rioli Short Tresise Brown Banks are an above average line who should be able to accommodate most forward lines. We have had the right systems set for along time.
Even Kositche has played very well as a key back in recent years, not that you lot would have watched many Hawthorn games.
Balta has shown enough playing forward when required to indicate he could kick 40 or 50 goals a.year. He's only played 2 or 3 games in a row their, but he has kicked goals there including a small bag of 2 or 3 IIRC.
Natural athlete, quick off the mark. Great hands, great at ground and massive roost. His attributes are wasted in the back line.
He needs time. We probably ain't playing finals so there's no harm in trying.
On the record as always having been!when did you turn into a balta fwd type of person
i can respect thatOn the record as always having been!
Richmond - Every Draft Pick Ever - Draftguru
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Draft guru states we've had 329 picks in all drafts since they began in 1981. In that entire time we've only successfully drafted and developed 2 quality KPF's (Richo fell in our laps so reality is its been 1/328 with Jack). Time and again we've drafted duds who failed to even have minimal impact. For context our next most successful pseudo fwd's were really rucks in Ottens and Vickery.
I've listened to and watched every draft of easily the last 20 years and some failed selections have had me slam my fist on the the table in frustration. Recent balls up no brainers were Brown over JVR, CCJ over Oscar Allen. Conca when Lynch was ripe for the plucking and a perfect ready made replacement after losing Richo a year earlier. Fiora over Pavlich...... the list is endless. The worst thing is Jay Schultz is the only KPF we've drafted that actually went elsewhere and turned out had some actual ability. Besides McBean dominating in SANFL all the rest fell into complete obscurity.
The really lousy thing is just by picking best available player in the Draft our KPF stocks would be healthy with a gun Oscar Allen, JVR developing with assistance from either Ryan, Bauer or Kozitsche fighting for a spot. Our KPD would be solid with Balta, Gibcus developing and Young. Losing Balta down back pretty much telegraphs the team will play Grimes, when realistically he shouldn't be playing. Domino effect is that really Grimes will be keeping out and delaying the development of Tom Brown and I'll be shocked if JVR doesn't kick 40 goals this year.
Even last off season they judged that Bradtke was better than Narkle. Bradtke came and went whilst Narkle played a few games in a dominant team and has been extended. I have little faith that we can actually draft a quality KPF before Tassie come in and compromise the draft for 3-4 years.
Seeing the crazy salaries that duds like Doedee, McKay, Ratagolea, Zerk-Thatcher all got last year I'm tipping no less than a dozen teams are watching the Balta experiment and if it fails watch all the buzzards offer a frustrated and jaded Balta 7 x $1,000,000 with guarantees of settling him in defence.
BumpBalta has shown enough playing forward when required to indicate he could kick 40 or 50 goals a.year. He's only played 2 or 3 games in a row their, alons qith other single game spats, but he has kicked goals there including a small bag of 2 or 3 IIRC.
Natural athlete, quick off the mark. Great hands, great at ground and massive roost. His attributes are wasted in the back line.
He needs time. We probably ain't playing finals so there's more risk to our medium term success by not parking him there.
you're starting to act like dhk tiger over this cuzBump
Can assure you it's not an act. I'll be bumping posts from 2 years back after every bag he kicks so strap yourselves in!you're starting to act like dhk tiger over this cuz
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No he hasnt, not since U18'sBalta needs a solid 10 to 12 games in the forward line with the back six (our strongest line) bloody well doing their job properly so he is not needed.
Miller Broad Gibcus Vlastuin Rioli Short Tresise Brown Banks are an above average line who should be able to accommodate most forward lines. We have had the right systems set for along time.
Even Kositche has played very well as a key back in recent years, not that you lot would have watched many Hawthorn games.
Balta has shown enough playing forward when required to indicate he could kick 40 or 50 goals a.year. He's only played 2 or 3 games in a row their, alons qith other single game spats, but he has kicked goals there including a small bag of 2 or 3 IIRC.
Natural athlete, quick off the mark. Great hands, great at ground and massive roost. His attributes are wasted in the back line.
He needs time. We probably ain't playing finals so there's more risk to our medium term success by not parking him there.