Richmond have suspended crucial tall Noah Balta for the first four games of the 2025 AFL season, after he was charged with assault by police in New South Wales during the offseason.

The AFL will allow Richmond's Noah Balta to return to playing before being sentenced for assaulting a man outside a NSW Riverina club.. Balta has pleaded guilty to assault and will be sentenced on ...

THE AFL will not stop Richmond's Noah Balta from returning to play before he is sentenced for assaulting a man outside a NSW Riverina club. Balta has pleaded guilty to assault and will be sentenced on ...

Richmond have decided against recalling Noah Balta for AFL action in Round 5 as the premiership defender ... son of AFL great James, shines on Knights debut. 70d Joey Lynch. Way-too-early AFL ...

RICHMOND defender Noah Balta has apologised to his victim after he was handed a night-time curfew and an alcohol ban as part of his punishment for assaulting a man outside a regional venue. Balta was ...

Richmond premiership defender Noah Balta is to be restricted to playing day games after receiving a night-time curfew by a court. Balta, who made his first AFL appearance of the season on Saturday ...

Suspended Richmond star Noah Balta has admitted to an assault following an incident that left a man in hospital with a head injury. As the AFL season nears, Balta's case came before a court at ...

Richmond coach Adem Yze says it was a “footy decision” to leave Noah Balta out of the Tigers side to face Fremantle on Sunday, with the key defender awaiting sentencing for assault charges.

A day after Balta was sentenced for assaulting a man in regional NSW on December 30 last year, Yze addressed the media at Richmond's Punt Rd headquarters.

The AFL does not pull punches when it comes to on-field incidents, but its soft handling of the Noah Balta case shows it is time to get just as serious about matters off the field.

Noah Balta shouldn’t play AFL until he’s sentenced according to the lawyer representing his assault victim. Richmond has been called out for poor handling of the Noah Balta situation as the ...