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
Noah Balta
⚡ Cap option·Bye Rd 12·⚠ test - Hamstring (Test)
DEF
SC Avg61.7
Form
Break-even56↑ rising
Price$384k3wk ↑ $464k
Owned—
Value0.6poor
UNDERVALUED — 6 pts above BE. Price rising.+$2k/wk
R0
—
R1
74
R2
29
R3
53
R4
R5
54
R6
41
R7
55
How they compare
Noah Balta
DEF
Luke Nankervis
DEF
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Form
R5
54
R6
41
R7
55
R8
152
R9
73
R10
59
R3
39
R5
60
R6
27
R10
58
Pricing
Price$384k
Price$229k
Breakeven56
Breakeven34
Cash/wk+$2k
Cash/wk+$0k
But this is generic. Your team changes everything.
Sam Mitchell
MID
AVG94
3GM102
BKE88
PRICE$485k
Trade Mitchell → upgrade Xerri to Grundy. Frees $38k and fixes your ruck.
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