Noah Balta - Does he have the AFL's rarest skill set?

[Grand Uncle Horace]

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has played mainly fwd and (on a clearly odd occasion) pinch hit in the ruck but has also played back. He apparently applies inferred pressure because of his elite speed and has been known to kick goals in the H&A season.

He is also a fixture in Finals and for the home renovator offers a huge range of his sack of doorknobs.

 

[Honeyboy Wilson]

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was a key forward, a ruck, we'd put him in defence often throughout games and he also played on a wing.

 

[Foxman98]

Justin Westhoff was a key forward, a ruck, we'd put him in defence often throughout games and he also played on a wing.

Did you guys offer him a 1.4 million dollar contract?

 

[Honeyboy Wilson]

Did you guys offer him a 1.4 million dollar contract?

Maybe spread across five years!

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Balta is going to be a very good player with plenty of potential/upsidd, but threads like this will only serve to incite opposition supporter resentment towards him.

Sad thing is, I don't think OP is trolling either, he seems deadly serious, good Grief.

 

[Foxman98]

Maybe spread across five years!

Someone needs to investigate port for salary cap breaches at the time because it sounds as if some sneaky payments had to have been happening to keep a guy who can play forward back and ruck on such a small amount

 

[Foxman98]

Balta is going to be a very good player with plenty of potential/upsidd, but threads like this will only serve to incite opposition supporter resentment towards him.

Sad thing is, I don't think OP is trolling either, he seems deadly serious, good Grief.

He is 1000% serious

 

[Jables]

Elite level everywhere is often overstated, I haven't seen anyone really star at all the big man positions since Roughead. And he mostly only pinch hit in other positions, a genuine star forward is way too valuable to waste.

 

[blaisee]

Weitering could do it if he was so inclined or required too.

um, no he can't, he couldn't, and he never will

He is a KPD, a very good one, but that is all he is

 

[blaisee]

Justin Westhoff was a key forward, a ruck, we'd put him in defence often throughout games and he also played on a wing.

yes, but he really wasn't much good at any of those jobs unfortunately

 

[FrogDude]

Jake Carlisle>>>>>>

 

[blaisee]

Balta is going to be a very good player with plenty of potential/upsidd, but threads like this will only serve to incite opposition supporter resentment towards him.

Sad thing is, I don't think OP is trolling either, he seems deadly serious, good Grief.

I really don't care if it incites resentment .

I know I am right, and you will as well in time.

The ox is slow but the earth is patient

 

[master bate]

One to watch is Sam Darcy. He enters the league as a prospect who could be set for any tall position. And given the Dogs have Naughton, JUH, English and possibly Bont playing more as a tall as he ages they should have flexibility to develop him in different roles.

Mac Andrew at the Suns as well.

 

[Sky]

Are Balta and Bolton the only good Tigers players born 1998 and later? Haven’t watched many Richmond games lately but that’s still two more than we have

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I really don't care if it incites resentment .

I know I am right, and you will as well in time.

The ox is slow but the earth is patient

I do not think it will cause resentment. He will undoubtedly have a very good career. However saddling him with absurd expectations he is most unlikely to meet will expose you to plenty of jabs.

 

[Morro]

Adam Goodes would have to be the best Ruck, KPF and KPB I can think of.

Blicavs of the current players is the best IMO

Balta's potential at this stage is as good as anyone's, especially when you consider his age. Not many players his age have shown to be very good at all 3.

 

[blaisee]

I do not think it will cause resentment. He will undoubtedly have a very good career. However saddling him with absurd expectations he is most unlikely to meet will expose you to plenty of jabs.

What expectations have I set?

And which of them are absurd?

 

[Shooter#17]

Noah Balta is a flag winning KPD that can pinch hit in the ruck, this year he has become an elite FWD/Ruck.

Is there any player in the AFL that can play Ruck, KPD and KPF at an elite level?

Is there an Nuffies bay we can open for posts like this?

 

[blaisee]

Adam Goodes would have to be the best Ruck, KPF and KPB I can think of.

Blicavs of the current players is the best IMO

Balta's potential at this stage is as good as anyone's, especially when you consider his age. Not many players his age have shown to be very good at all 3.

Goodes is a great example Blicavs less so as he has never been KPF and will never be a KPF

Goodes though is a good comparison, not saying he will win two brownlows like Goodes, but has a similar body shape, and similar athletic ability.

Goodes never played KPD, but he could have no doubt if he was asked to.

The thing about Balta is that I cant remember anyone ever being a gun KPD, and then going up forward and being just as effective, and also being able to ruck competently as well. It's rare, he may actually be a unicorn.

 

[conrad_437]

This is great, guys. We have found danster's nuffie successor!

 

[blaisee]

Is there an Nuffies bay we can open for posts like this?

rather than name calling, which is weak cop out, what exactly don't you agree with other than the fact that he plays for Richmond, and you hate Richmond, so you hate Balta as well?

Its so shallow

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Is there any player in the AFL that can play Ruck, KPD and KPF at an elite level?

What expectations have I set?

And which of them are absurd?

See above from your OP.

 

[Mofra]

He's played two games forward.
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leaves bigger sample sizes

 

[blaisee]

See above from your OP.

Yea, what about it?

 

[Morro]

Goodes is a great example Blicavs less so as he has never been KPF and will never be a KPF

Goodes though is a good comparison, not saying he will win two brownlows like Goodes, but has a similar body shape, and similar athletic ability.

Goodes never played KPD, but he could have no doubt if he was asked to.

The thing about Balta is that I cant remember anyone ever being a gun KPD, and then going up forward and being just as effective, and also being able to ruck competently as well. It's rare, he may actually be a unicorn.

Goodes played CHB on many occasions and to a very high level mate