could face jail time after footage presented in a New South Wales court showed the 25-year-old assaulting a man outside a venue in Mulwala,
Balta is scheduled for sentencing on April 22 after pleading guilty to attacking 27-year-old Thomas Washbrook at 12:30 a.m. on December 30.
The victim suffered a deep cut on his forehead, and Balta was charged by NSW Police the following day.
Balta was suspended for Richmond’s first four games of the AFL season, with 9News reporter Tom Morris stating on X that he may return for rounds five and six before his court sentencing.