Fitt was also set to appeal but his lawyer told the court the paperwork was lodged "in haste", and that the appeal would be struck out. Dominic Walker hasn't lodged an appeal but can do so at a later date. Loading Replay Replay video Play video Play video Sentences of less than 12 months do not typically have a set non-parole period. The three men must also serve community corrections orders when they are released from prison.

The trio had watched Richmond beat Hawthorn in a qualifying final at the MCG and were drunk when they bashed two older men in Wellington Parade in the early hours of September 7 last year. Melbourne Magistrates Court heard Fitt and the Walker brothers unleashed a ‘‘sustained attack’’ on David Raeside and Leonard Tricarico, aged in their 60s and 40s respectively, after an altercation between the groups outside the Pullman Hotel. Dominic Walker, seen leaving the Melbourne Magistrates Court last week, has been jailed for 12 months. Credit:Eddie Jim Graphic video footage recorded by a bystander shows Dominic Walker kick one of the men to the head before dragging him along the ground and hitting his head onto the road 15 times. Dominic Walker then yelled ‘‘I’m going to f---ing kill you, you’re going to be dead’’ before stomping on the man’s head three times, leaving him unconscious on the road with bleeding on the brain and a string of facial fractures.

The other victim was heard yelling ‘‘my arm is broken just leave me alone’’ during the 45-second assaults. Lawyers for the three men had argued that the Walker brothers had come to the aid of their ‘‘vulnerable’’ friend when the incident occurred and that there was no pre-planning nor weapons involved in the attack. Benjamin Fitt arrives at court on Tuesday. Credit:AAP Magistrate Duncan Reynolds said the trio’s assault was aggravated by the fact the men walked away and left their victims in the gutter afterwards. The Walker brothers grasped their parents’ hands before they were led into custody and then put an arm around each other as they walked towards the dock.

Fitt also grasped his father’s hand before he was led away. Outside the court, supporters of the three men hugged and cried. Several had put a hand to their mouth when Mr Reynolds announced the sentences. The three men each pleaded guilty to two charges of intentionally causing injury. They all had initially faced the more serious offences of reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering serious injury and recklessly causing serious injury in circumstances of gross violence.

But a plea deal between their lawyers and prosecutors earlier this year meant the three men pleaded guilty to the lesser charges, instead of contesting the offences. Lawyers for the three men had previously called on Mr Reynolds to spare the trio jail terms, given their prior good character and the treatment they had undergone since the attack for drug and alcohol problems. Sam and Dominic Walker's father, Tim Walker, QC, leaves the Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Credit:AAP The Walkers are the sons of Tim Walker, QC, and grandsons of pre-eminent scientist and 2000 Australian of the Year recipient Sir Gustav Nossal. Mr Reynolds said the guilty pleas were concessions by the three men of ‘‘gross and unjustifiable conduct’’.

‘‘The impact on the victims cannot be discounted,’’ the magistrate said. ‘‘Both the victims sustained significant physical injuries that required hospitalisation.’’ Sam Walker has been jailed for six months but was bailed on Tuesday afternoon. Credit:Eddie Jim One of the victims suffered a break in his arm and the other facial injuries. Mr Reynolds said the Walkers and Fitt were remorseful and ashamed of their conduct.

Character references for the trio indicated the incident was an ‘‘aberration’’. Provided the trio continued with efforts to change their lives, the magistrate said, ‘‘it is unlikely they will subject members of the public to violent crimes again’’. Each of the three men are to serve two-year community corrections orders once they have completed their jail terms. The orders require that they undergo alcohol, drug and mental-health treatment and stay away from licensed premises.