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Updated 17 May 2026

Noah Balta

#123/177⚡ Cap option·Bye Rd 12·⚠ test - Hamstring (Test)
DEF
Price $384kBE 56Owned —Bye Rd 12Avg 61.7
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
— HOLD

Balta posted 73 in a 37-point blowout loss to Adelaide at the MCG — above his 52 BE and above his 63.5 average in a game Richmond were getting flogged. That is the second consecutive above-average score since the career-best 152 ruck/forward hybrid outing in R8, and the ruck role is holding. Cash gen is barely positive at $685/rd but the price is stabilising. Richmond are a soft team to hold right now given the scorelines, but the individual role story is locked in. Hold and collect — the ruck opportunity is real and the scoring floor has lifted since the role changed.

Signals2/3 · Partial alignment
Form
Improving
Trajectory
+$2k/wk
Consistency
Volatile
Recent formSeason avg 62
59
73▲
152▲
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (DEF), ±$200k price band

Noah Balta

DEF

Isaac Quaynor

DEF
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Form
R5
54
R6
41
R7
55
R8
152
R9
73
R10
59
R5
111
R6
44
R7
90
R8
95
R9
50
R10
94
Pricing
Price$384k
Price$383k
Breakeven56
Breakeven56

Decision

Should I trade Noah Balta?

Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.

Intel feed

Recent intel

Community Intel· T3

Community discussion around Noah Balta as a 2-3 week SC pod while he holds Richmond number-one ruck spot. Optimism that he can average 80+ with hitout points included. Short-term SC interest rather than season-long hold.

u/its-an-aspen-tree on r/AFLSupercoach (post)
Breakout Signal· T3

Noah Balta described as playing his best ever game in Rd 8 win over West Coast, used both in ruck and up forward. Multiple high-score comments agree it was a career-best performance.

u/rockhounda1 on r/RichmondFC (post) | u/avowedlike (comment, score 16) | multiple commenters agree
Role Change· T3

Noah Balta played as ruck against Gawn and performed credibly - fans and game thread suggest Balta as preferred ruck over Samson Ryan, with multiple calls to keep him in the role.

u/JBthesharpener, u/avowedlike and others on r/RichmondFC (match thread)
Role Change· T3

Noah Balta recalled to Round 5 team, named in the INS alongside OHB debut. Community notes backline looks more solid with Broad and Balta back.

u/AhhWellFuckIt on r/RichmondFC (post) + 21 comments

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