Noah Balta charged with assault

[Damo]

No interstate trips either I read

And he paid the nonce 45k in damages , what a joke

[Francois Jackson]

How does everyone feel about our beloved state  and premier now?

What a stuffin joke. Politically motivated when you consider we have Africans heading into people's homes on bail roaming around

I hope they appeal.

[Go Richo 12]

Surely he can have that varied to allow him to play football. Also, how silly is it that he can’t travel interstate when he lives interstate. I’ve seen these orders varied to allow people to work and travel interstate before.

[Go Richo 12]

How does everyone feel about our beloved state  and premier now?

What a stuffin joke. Politically motivated when you consider we have Africans heading into people's homes on bail roaming around

I hope they appeal.

Corowa is in NSW and there is no chance in hell they’ll appeal.

[Francois Jackson]

How does everyone feel about our beloved state  and premier now?

What a stuffin joke. Politically motivated when you consider we have Africans heading into people's homes on bail roaming around

I hope they appeal.

Corowa is in NSW and there is no chance in hell they’ll appeal.

Politically motivated when our premier had to open her stupid mouth. You think people who bust into peoples homes is only limited to victoria? I dont.

they shoudl appeal because tht wording makes no sense at all.

if it stands then he misses a further 5/6 games.

[Francois Jackson]

if this stands i would play him in every night game and then sub him out at three quarter time.

stuff them all.

[Go Richo 12]

How does everyone feel about our beloved state  and premier now?

What a stuffin joke. Politically motivated when you consider we have Africans heading into people's homes on bail roaming around

I hope they appeal.

Corowa is in NSW and there is no chance in hell they’ll appeal.

Politically motivated when our premier had to open her stupid mouth. You think people who bust into peoples homes is only limited to victoria? I dont.

they shoudl appeal because tht wording makes no sense at all.

if it stands then he misses a further 5/6 games.

His occupation put aside, the sentence is relatively light. What he should do is work with NSW corrections staff at trying to vary the conditions of his order. Trouble is, if word gets out it will create a furore in the media beyond what we have seen already. An appeal will do the same thing and you also risk a harsher sentence.

[Francois Jackson]

How does everyone feel about our beloved state  and premier now?

What a stuffin joke. Politically motivated when you consider we have Africans heading into people's homes on bail roaming around

I hope they appeal.

Corowa is in NSW and there is no chance in hell they’ll appeal.

Politically motivated when our premier had to open her stupid mouth. You think people who bust into peoples homes is only limited to victoria? I dont.

they shoudl appeal because tht wording makes no sense at all.

if it stands then he misses a further 5/6 games.

His occupation put aside, the sentence is relatively light. What he should do is work with NSW corrections staff at trying to vary the conditions of his order. Trouble is, if word gets out it will create a furore in the media beyond what we have seen already. An appeal will do the same thing and you also risk a harsher sentence.

from the judge

His lawyer asked for an exception to this ruling to allow the Richmond Tigers footballer to play scheduled night matches.

Richmond has two scheduled night matches in that period including Thursday's Anzac eve clash with Melbourne at the MCG.

Magistrate Humphrey told the court the curfew was a punitive element and said Balta would be required to make changes to his employment to fit the sentence.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/noah-balta-sentencing-richmond-afl-assault-mulwala/105099568

i really hope yze plays him

[JP Tiger]

How about we appeal to have the curfew lifted if Noah can be observed after dark?  So, 80,000 Richmond supporters can vouch for him during night games, after the match he can be wheeled out of the ground trussed up on a trolley - Hannibal Lechter style! 

[Go Richo 12]

How does everyone feel about our beloved state  and premier now?

What a stuffin joke. Politically motivated when you consider we have Africans heading into people's homes on bail roaming around

I hope they appeal.

Corowa is in NSW and there is no chance in hell they’ll appeal.

Politically motivated when our premier had to open her stupid mouth. You think people who bust into peoples homes is only limited to victoria? I dont.

they shoudl appeal because tht wording makes no sense at all.

if it stands then he misses a further 5/6 games.

His occupation put aside, the sentence is relatively light. What he should do is work with NSW corrections staff at trying to vary the conditions of his order. Trouble is, if word gets out it will create a furore in the media beyond what we have seen already. An appeal will do the same thing and you also risk a harsher sentence.

from the judge

His lawyer asked for an exception to this ruling to allow the Richmond Tigers footballer to play scheduled night matches.

Richmond has two scheduled night matches in that period including Thursday's Anzac eve clash with Melbourne at the MCG.

Magistrate Humphrey told the court the curfew was a punitive element and said Balta would be required to make changes to his employment to fit the sentence.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/noah-balta-sentencing-richmond-afl-assault-mulwala/105099568

i really hope yze plays him

Just read what the magi said, I must admit that it was a s hit go by him to include that.

[Buddysucks]

So the magistrate is saying that Noah poses a risk to the community being out after 10pm but not before?
Bloody ridiculous decision

[Francois Jackson]

lets not forget there are 2 games not fixtured yet and you can bet the afl corrupt pigs will fixture us night games.

cats and crows.

he could miss 7 games.

[Go Richo 12]

So the magistrate is saying that Noah poses a risk to the community being out after 10pm but not before?
Bloody ridiculous decision

Night time curfews  are common for alcohol related offences but to deliberately ignore someone’s working arrangements when considering a curfew is excessive, he could have varied it to 11-00 pm. Lucky there wasn’t community work hours attached to the order, that would wipe out quite a few weekends.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

The curfew finishes July 25.

[Andyy]

if this stands i would play him in every night game and then sub him out at three quarter time.

stuff them all.

Yep, this 100%.

Sub him off and drive him home. Support staff to do recovery sessions in his house.