Richmond premiership player Noah Balta’s case for assaulting Thomas Washbrook has been adjourned after “wild” CCTV vision of the incident was shown in Corowa Local Court on Thursday.

In the new vision, Balta slams Washbrook to the ground and punches him, while he’s on the ground, another 3-4 times.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: CCTV footage emerges of Noah Balta’s assault.

Prosecutor Sergeant Jason Tozer described the CCTV as showing “a wild assault”, and “an attack on a man who had his back turned”.

Tozer said “the victim landed on concrete” outside the Mulwala Water Ski Club and it was “good luck rather than good management that he didn’t hit his head first” and possibly kill Washbrook.

“Or Mr Balta wouldn’t be here, he’d be in a different court,” Tozer said.

Tozer said “there was a grave risk of death” while Washbrook was catapulted in the air and about to make contact with concrete.

“Your Honour, you can see he becomes fully airborne and travels a metre or a metre-and-a-half,” Tozer said.

The incident on the NSW-Victorian border happened last December, with documents alleging Washbrook, 27, suffered lifelong injuries from the assault. Balta was arrested the day after the attack, and was charged with assault.

Balta has already pleaded guilty to the assault and was suspended by Richmond for the first four games of the AFL season.

The new vision showed a group of seven people, some appearing to argue. One of those people was Balta’s younger brother, Oskar.

“He (appears to be) arguing with the victim, Thomas Washbrook, for a minute or two. Then ... Noah Balta runs in and immediately launches himself at Mr Washbrook, who has his back to Noah Balta,” Tozer said.

“The victim is flung to the ground and Balta leans down, delivering three or four quick punches to Mr Washbrook’s head.

“Balta is pulled away and Mr Washbrook is pulled upright my Oskar Balta. But Noah Balta goes in again, swings at him with another punch. It’s unclear if it connects. The group then disperses.”

Balta’s defence admitted the incident was serious but argued the assault was at the higher-end of a mid-level offence.

The prosecution argued the attack met the threshold of a high-level offence.

Character references for the AFL star described Balta as “a kind, caring gentle giant,” defence lawyer Belinda Franjic said.

“It’s quite clear this offence is completely and utterly out of character for Mr Balta,” she told the court.

Balta had admitted drinking a significant amount of alcohol on the day of the offending and had reacted to seeing his younger brother in a confrontation, the court was told.

The player had shown genuine remorse for his actions and had sought professional help, including courses, to address the behaviour that led to the incident, Ms Franjic said.

The AFL star had quickly admitted the assault and pleaded guilty, although he initially told police he had only punched the victim three or four times.

“That might not have been completely accurate,” his barrister said.

The prosecution slammed the four-match ban from Richmond that was sanctioned by the AFL.

“The action taken by the club is so minimal as to be irrelevant,” Tozer said.

“The court must send a message to the community that this type of conduct is unacceptable no matter who you are.”

The case has been adjourned until April 22 which is two days before Round 7.

In February this year a video emerged of Washbrook immediately after the incident.

His face was bloodied in the self-filmed video as he showed “the big cut” on his head.

“I came out for a good night ... hang out with some 18-year-olds and I get f******* flogged the f*** out for no reason once again.”

Washbrook’s lawyer John Suta has also claimed that his client had been struggling mentally since the incident.

He said there were a number of the injuries Washbrook was suffering from, including psychiatric impairment as a consequence directly attributed to the assault, as well as nerves, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.

In a statement, Suta alleged Richmond had gone to ground since the incident, and were being ”arrogant” by their silence.

“Our client has incurred medical expenses, loss of income, damage to his personal effects to his mobile and telephone and clothing,” the statement said.

After the incident, Richmond released a statement, saying Balta “deeply” regretted his actions.

“He has assisted the NSW Police in their investigation and he is keen to have the matter concluded as soon as possible,” the statement said.

“Noah and the club accept that players can’t put themselves in these situations.

“After thorough consideration — which included discussions with the player leadership group — we arrived at a decision that reflects the seriousness of the incident and at the same time will help Noah address this behaviour.

“The club will continue to support him through this period and our collective hope, and expectation, is that we will see the best of Noah on and off the field from this point on.”

- With Cameron Noakes and AAP