It’s been revealed Richmond player Noah Balta will not be playing this week as pressure mounts for the player to not play until his sentencing on April 22.

The news comes after the Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan weighed in on the situation at a press conference on Thursday morning.

“What sort of message does this send to kids about what’s right and wrong?” the Premier questioned.

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