Agreed on both fronts.
I think they (Richmond) did the right thing here. They got ahead of it by laying out a decent penalty and get Balta to go through a process of self-improvement. I'm guessing the game ban and the courses Richmond are sending him on may also play in to reducing any civil or...
Fair enough, if it were grievous bodily harm and he was found guilty you could see him missing a bit.
The going rate used to be 2-3 weeks for punching someone and the AFL would step in if the club won't do it themselves. Carlton tried to get away with a financial penalty for Scotland but to no...
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