Rate a Tiger's year - Noah Balta?

[one-eyed]

Next up is Balta.

Balta in his sixth year at the Club played all 23 games in 2023 to take his career total to 85. It was the first time he played more than 20 matches in a single year. He was voted joint winner of the OER Tiger of the Year award. 

2023 Statistical Rankings
● Ranked 4th in Total Contested Marks
● Ranked 8th in Contested Marks Per Game   
● Ranked 13th in Total Intercepts    
● Ranked 13th in Total Rebound 50s
● Ranked 14th in Intercepts Per Game   
● Ranked 15th in Total Marks    
● Ranked 19th in Total Bounces
● Ranked 20th in Rebound 50s Per Game    
 
Season Highlights:
● 24 disps (18 kicks 6 hballs) and 7 marks in Rd 16 81-pt loss to Brisbane at the Gabba (29 Jun)
● 20 disps (10 kicks 10 hballs) and 4 marks in Rd 5 44-pt loss to Sydney at the Adelaide Oval (14 Apr)
● 19 disps (17 kicks 2 hballs) and 14 marks in Rd 19 1-pt win over Hawthorn at the MCG (22 Jul)
● 18 disps (14 kicks 4 hballs) and 8 marks in Rd 10 1-pt lost to Essendon at the MCG (20 May)
● 17 disps (16 kicks 1 hball) and 8 marks in Rd 9 24-pt win over Geelong at the MCG (12 May)
● 13 disps (13 kicks 0 hballs) and 10 marks in Rd 2 32-pt win over Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval (25 Mar)
● 11 disps (17 kicks 2 hballs), 10 marks, 4 tackles and 2 goals in Rd 23 29-pt win over North Melbourne at the MCG (19 Aug)


Career stats:
          Games  Kicks  Hballs  Disp.  Marks  Tackles  G.B    Clear.  In50   Re50   GA
2018       -
2019      13      6.7     2.6      9.3     2.4      2.2      6.4      1.9     2.9     1.0    0.5
2020      17      7.8     3.1    10.8     3.8      0.9      1.1      0.1     0.8     3.1    0.1
2021      14*    9.2     3.9    13.1     4.6      1.3      2.1      0.4     1.1     3.1    0.1
2022      18*    8.2     3.2    11.4     4.2      1.1    13.7      0.6     1.8     2.2    0.2
2023      23    11.8     3.0    14.7     6.4      1.2      3.3      0.0     1.2     5.3    0.0

* Includes 3 games subbed off.

https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pp-richmond-tigers--noah-balta
https://finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=2872


How did we all rate Balta's year?

[mat073]

More questions than answers.

Started the year poorly , then looked solid as Rance did in his prime , then started leaking goals like he was Scotty Turner playing on Garry Ablett - finally showed some promise as a forward.

I hope Yze gets his best years .

[lamington]

More questions than answers.

Started the year poorly , then looked solid as Rance did in his prime , then started leaking goals like he was Scotty Turner playing on Garry Ablett - finally showed some promise as a forward.

I hope Yze gets his best years .

Absolutely spot on summary

[Andyy]

More questions than answers.

Started the year poorly , then looked solid as Rance did in his prime , then started leaking goals like he was Scotty Turner playing on Garry Ablett - finally showed some promise as a forward.

I hope Yze gets his best years .

Absolutely spot on summary

7 from me and I agree with your summary

[WilliamPowell]

More questions than answers.

Started the year poorly , then looked solid as Rance did in his prime , then started leaking goals like he was Scotty Turner playing on Garry Ablett - finally showed some promise as a forward.

I hope Yze gets his best years .

Absolutely spot on summary

7 from me and I agree with your summary

Ditto

Though, think he will finish top 5 in the B&F next Tuesday night

[Diocletian]

Gave him 10 then took a point for all the goals his dopey brain fades abd lazy arrogance cost us - ran out points.

[Damo]

6

And he is a bloke that could be so much more than a bloody 6

[Gigantor]

Just can’t rate Noah . His best and worst are galaxies apart. There are times I think he’s the best player in the Comp and other times it’s almost comical watching him play.
He does nothing to help my blood pressure issues lol

[1965]

He is only 23 years old. Could play for another 10 years.

[Damo]

He is only 23 years old. Could play for another 10 years.

You have far more important threads to worry about

[Assange Tiger 😎]

He is only 23 years old. Could play for another 10 years.

I reckon you've mentioned his age 5 times in the last 2 months and absolutely nothing about his football.

Tyler Sonsie is only 20

[eliminator]

Would like to see him play as a forward for a year and see how he goes.

[georgies31]

Change of coaching will do him good I reckon his got to close the gap through between his best and brain fades.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

More questions than answers.

Started the year poorly , then looked solid as Rance did in his prime , then started leaking goals like he was Scotty Turner playing on Garry Ablett - finally showed some promise as a forward.

I hope Yze gets his best years .

It might be what he is. That’s the real question.