Rumour Noah Balta assault charges

[Saucery]

Maybe we can get Noah to take a few of the young Kangas boys out for a few bevvies. Picks 1 & 2 incoming

So, Noah is into grooming young boys too?

 

[hawkman]

4 games is a pretty strong message to the playing group.

I imagine that shaves a bit off his pay too.

They might need to frontload some contracts to make sure they hit the salary cap floor

4 weeks to me indicates that Richmond think he is in a lot trouble and wasn't just there protecting all of Mulwala's women and kids from a 1 man violent rampage throughout the town

 

[beema limapep]

There goes our chances of making the 8.

May as well tank for pick 1 Dyson Sharp. But if only we had another early first rounder. Like North usually do.....

 

[beema limapep]

As if he would be able to pay attention for 40 minutes

Paid attention for 120 minutes in the GF whilst the cats were trying to tickle his feet.

Too easy. What happened?

 

[hawkman]

Paid attention for 120 minutes in the GF whilst the cats were trying to tickle his feet.

Too easy. What happened?

100 minutes given it was a Covid final and not a real Grand Final

 

[Gavin Excell]

They might need to frontload some contracts to make sure they hit the salary cap floor

4 weeks to me indicates that Richmond think he is in a lot trouble and wasn't just there protecting all of Mulwala's women and kids from a 1 man violent rampage throughout the town

Or NB himself admitted guilt to the club (most likely)

 

[beema limapep]

100 minutes given it was a Covid final and not a real Grand Final

Aye it was a quick dispense of the germs.

 

[LanceRomance]

They might need to frontload some contracts to make sure they hit the salary cap floor

4 weeks to me indicates that Richmond think he is in a lot trouble and wasn't just there protecting all of Mulwala's women and kids from a 1 man violent rampage throughout the town

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 criminal penalty.

The alternative is to string everyone along and have the media snooping around asking what's going on and fuelling speculation.

But it's pretty clear there is a new nickname for him going around - Belta

 

[Beerfish]

Sounds like he should be given an AO for community service
He's basically a hero who saved the lives of poor innocent children.

Agreed. 4 weeks is very harsh given this.

(I would have quoted the post this post was quoting bit it seems to have disappeared.)

 

[Coach_Required]

100 minutes given it was a Covid final and not a real Grand Final

That the 17 other clubs weren't even good enough to win.

 

[David6442]

Bogan city up there maybe,I've got a property at Bonnie Doon,wild west here,semi autos going in the hills surrounding at times

 

[gambinotosserflog]

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 criminal penalty.

The alternative is to string everyone along and have the media snooping around asking what's going on and fuelling speculation.

But it's pretty clear there is a new nickname for him going around - Belta

They are starting a new era. they have to set the standard. can't have 'moneybags' noah 'belta' balta acting like a big swinging dick, setting a bad example for the draftees. otherwise without established respected leaders, risk it turns into lord of the flies/brisbane bears/richmond late 80s.

 

[gambinotosserflog]

They might need to frontload some contracts to make sure they hit the salary cap floor

4 weeks to me indicates that Richmond think he is in a lot trouble and wasn't just there protecting all of Mulwala's women and kids from a 1 man violent rampage throughout the town

setting the precedent for the raft of draftees they have.

 

[Wojcinski]

That the 17 other clubs weren't even good enough to win.

more like didn't care to win, same as the NAB cup

 

[The 747]

Culture

 

[Coach_Required]

more like didn't care to win, same as the NAB cup

Yeah that's why your mob went the whole season just to lose the final lol FFS

I've read some shit takes in here over the years but yours is right up there.

 

[Wojcinski]

Yeah that's why your mob went the whole season just to lose the final lol FFS

I've read some shit takes in here over the years but yours is right up there.

Richmond fans in here just getting head****ed by Geelong on a post regarding their player beating the pulp out of some bloke at the pub

 

[Coach_Required]

Richmond fans in here just getting head****ed by Geelong on a post regarding their player beating the pulp out of some bloke at the pub

Nice back peddling there champ
Deflect, deflect, abort!!!

 

[KetamineKerr]

Aight, been watching this thread and biting my tongue. But can’t hold out much more from having my say. Obviously there is a lot of legal water to go under the bridge, so I will only say what is factual and wont cast any stones myself

The bloke who was hit was the one trying to defuse the fight/situation . Contrary to what a lot of people want to believe here, Noah was the last one in to what was to this point a non violent (albeit volatile) situation. The bloke who got hit copped a decent but not huge head gash (from a king hit from behind while standing trying to defuse a fight from happening), a concussion and in my opinion, the worst of all, fractured ribs from where he was kicked multiple times while he was on the ground.

I wont go into who, what started the initial confrontation because what I know about that is only speculation. But Noah was not part of it, nor was the bloke he hit.

I don’t expect everyone to take what I am saying as gospel. After all it is only an internet forum. I’m sure the truth will all come out closer to/after 30th Jan. Maybe the footage will even find its way out. But before slurring on the guy that was hit, please consider that just because Noah is a ‘hero’ in a lot of your eyes, does not mean he is immune to making a bad mistake like a lot of young, drunk blokes do. And remember, when casting your opinions or guessing what happened, the ‘flog’, ‘loser’, ‘campaigner’ that got hit is a human too.

Sorry for intruding. But hope I can shed some light!

 

[Freddy Swift]

more like didn't care to win, same as the NAB cup

Really? Are you saying Geelong weren’t trying and didn’t care to win? Gee they certainly put up a good fight for most of the match. What happened at 3/4 time to make the Cats decide they didn’t care to win anymore?

 

[Boxo004]

Really? Are you saying Geelong weren’t trying and didn’t care to win? Gee they certainly put up a good fight for most of the match. What happened at 3/4 time to make the Cats decide they didn’t care to win anymore?

Kick this we’ll win

 

[ITCHY EYEBALLS]

Balta must be pissed that he’s in the shit, whilst at the other end of the state, one of his teammates gets away with it.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

They might need to frontload some contracts to make sure they hit the salary cap floor

4 weeks to me indicates that Richmond think he is in a lot trouble and wasn't just there protecting all of Mulwala's women and kids from a 1 man violent rampage throughout the town

I don't think the 4 weeks means anything re whether he will be found guilty or not.
It just means they know he's am absolute moron (which we all already knew anyway) for not just leaving the venue before it ever occurred.

The real question is why did they give someone with this poor decision making a 7 year contract?

 

[perplexed]

Being charged by the police is really nothing more than the police believing that the case is strong enough to be convicted. Also the one that isn't in hospital is usually always the one that gets charged despite the circumstances that lead to it.

That said, self defence is an affirmative defence (if that is how they go) so at least we will be getting some details about it. I am surprised the AFL haven't done anything yet. Maybe because of the speed of the incident to the charge but it seems that they already had Thomas suspended before the police charge (may be misremembering).

Self-defence? Crikey! Where has this come from?

Sounds like you either know something the rest of us don't or are a long way down a very odd rabbit hole.

 

[gambinotosserflog]

I don't think the 4 weeks means anything re whether he will be found guilty or not.
It just means they know he's am absolute moron (which we all already knew anyway) for not just leaving the venue before it ever occurred.

The real question is why did they give someone with this poor decision making a 7 year contract?

1. This happened after the contract. 2. Do any of us know the full circumstances. 3. I can name a list of players a mile long given long contracts who have engaged in flog-like behaviour.