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Two vastly separate approached by the Club, Marlion has plead personal innocence from the get go, so Gale publicly supported a player who is saying they are innocent, and Marlion still is that until he is proven guilty.

Pretty sure Balta has likely said he did do the physical actions to the club, especially with the nature of what Richmond has delivered in a suspension (likely in a meeting between club and Balta, and agreed to course of action).

All the alarmists thinking the administration doesn't support the players seems to be misguided, seems to be so much resentment of the Club in certain supporter camps, now that we have completely moved on from our Dynasty era. Whats Dunne supposed to do, if the player has admitted a degree of guilt and has done what was reported, he cant come out and say that Balta is innocent, that is just dumb if they tried that.

As a few have posted, I reckon Balta will plead guilty and his lawyers will seek a 'no conviction to be recorded' and go for suspended sentence/community order. Likely Balta may have indicated this to the club and as such Richmond's actions now are helping the matter, by dealing out a decent punishment