Search the news, stories & people Personalise the news and stay in the know Emergency Backstory Newsletters 中文新闻 BERITA BAHASA INDONESIA TOK PISIN Sport Topic:AFL Noah Balta will be sentenced in March. (AAP: Joel Carrett) Suspended Richmond star Noah Balta has admitted to an assault following an incident that left a man in hospital with a head injury. Balta entered a guilty plea over the incident in the NSW-Victoria border town of Mulwala on December 30. Balta will remain out on bail before being sentenced at Corowa Local Court on March 27. Suspended Richmond star Noah Balta has admitted to an assault following an incident that left a man in hospital with a head injury. As the AFL season nears, Balta’s case came before a court at Corowa on Thursday, when a guilty plea was entered over the violent attack in the NSW-Victoria border town of Mulwala on December 30. Police said a 27-year-old man had been taken to Yarrawonga hospital with a laceration to his head. The 25-year-old Richmond Tigers star was suspended for four AFL matches on January 9 due to the incident. “Noah deeply regrets being involved in the incident,” Richmond chief executive Shane Dunne said in a club statement at the time. “He has assisted the NSW Police in their investigation and he is keen to have the matter concluded as soon as possible.” Balta will remain out on bail before being sentenced at Corowa Local Court on March 27 following his guilty plea to a single charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Tigers defender Noah Balta will be suspended for four AFL matches and two pre-season games following the off-field incident which led to him being charged with assault. The 2020 premiership defender will be allowed to train with his teammates throughout his ban, which has been supported by the AFL. “The AFL has been kept informed by Richmond of developments and is supportive of the club’s response and sanction,” the league said in a statement. Balta, who signed a seven-year contract in October, is a key plank in Richmond’s attempt to rebuild under second-year coach Adem Yze. The deal ties the 104-game defender to the Tigers until the end of the 2032 season. AAP ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that’s making headlines. LIVE Topic:Cricket Topic:Rugby League Topic:AFL Topic:AFL LIVE Topic:Australian Federal Elections Topic:Explainer Analysis by Brett Worthington Topic:Infectious Diseases Topic:Australian Federal Elections LIVE Topic:AFL AFL Australia Australian Rules Football Sport Topic:Federal Government Topic:Australian Federal Elections Topic:Explainer Analysis by Brett Worthington Topic:Infectious Diseases LIVE Topic:Fires Topic:AFL Topic:Australian Federal Elections We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
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