Noah Balta avoids jail over assault but curfew means he will miss more games for Richmond

The defender of Richmond, Noah Balta, has avoided the time of the jail, but will lose some of the next Richmond parties after the court issued an order of community corrections of 18 months and a criminal sentence.

The CCO includes a curfew for the next three months, which means that it cannot leave its home between 10 pm and 6 am, and that will affect its ability to play in the night games for the tigers.

The 25 -year -old declared himself guilty of assaulting a man in December last year and was suspended by four AFL games, returning to the field during the Easter weekend against Gold Coast.

The sentence transmitted by the Local Court of Albury found that Balta must refrain from alcohol, pay a fine of $ 3000 and must also pay the victim $ 45,000 in damages.

Among the games that will be lost to the Tigers are Melbourne on the eve of Anzac’s day, the Dreamtime in the ‘G against Essendon in Ronda 11 on May 23, and the Twilight clash with GWS in Sydney in the 12th round on May 31.

More to come