Richmond’s Noah Balta faces jail time after footage emerges of assault

Richmond premiership defender Noah Balta is facing potential jail time after footage emerged of him assaulting a man outside of a pub in Mulwala, NSW.

In the vision, Balta pushes victim Thomas Washbrook to the ground and continues to punch him while he’s on the ground.

Nine News’ Tom Morris joined 3AW Drive to provide the full details.

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Balta is set to be sentenced on April 22, after he pleaded guilty to assaulting the 27-year old man.

Later on Thursday, Jimmy Bartel and Joel Selwood weighed in on how Richmond could deal with the situation.

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