Richmond Has Noah Balta Until 2032. What Job Can It No Longer Afford to Borrow Him From?

The full RTSSG member feature Richmond Has Six More Years of Noah Balta. What Is the One Job It Cannot Afford to Keep Borrowing Him From? is the investigation behind this Public question.

Richmond already knows Noah Balta can defend, intercept, go forward, compete in the ruck and solve problems in several parts of the ground. Versatility is no longer the mystery.

The disturbance is what that versatility costs when the club keeps using it. Balta is a premiership player, will be 27 during 2027 and is contracted through 2032. At some point a rebuild has to decide whether moving him to solve today’s problem is weakening the job it most needs him to own tomorrow.

Which Richmond line changes most when Balta leaves it? Which role makes other players easier to use? And when does flexibility stop being a strength because the team never gets the same version of one of its most important senior players for long enough?

The member feature examines the competing jobs, the list around him and the consequence Richmond has to weigh before another season of positional borrowing begins.

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