footballer Nicky Winmar removed from AFL Hall of Fame

Disgraced ex-Australian Rules footballer Nicky Winmar has been removed from the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Earlier this month, Winmar was found guilty of three counts of unlawful assault and common law assault, but was acquitted of a fourth charge of intentionally causing injury.

In a statement, AFL Commission chair Craig Drummond said violence against women "has no place".

"Not in our community, not in our game, and not in the values the Australian Football Hall of Fame seeks to uphold," Mr Drummond said.

Winmar was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022.

He played 251 AFL games with St Kilda and Western Bulldogs but was originally from Western Australia.

A statue of the 60-year-old outside Perth Stadium was also removed after his conviction.

Winmar had pleaded not guilty to charges including assault and intentionally causing injury.

The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the Bendigo Magistrates' Court in May she was "fearful" for her life during the incident last year at Cohuna.

The prosecution told the court Winmar grabbed and twisted the woman's arm, dragged her by her hair and smashed her head against a wooden door four times, while the defence said Winmar made contact with the woman's arm in self-defence.

The matter will return to court in August for a pre-sentence hearing.

St Kilda suspends Winmar

The St Kilda Football Club board has initiated proceedings to suspend Nicky Winmar from its Hall of Fame.

In a statement, a club spokesperson said a determination regarding Winmar's ongoing place in the Hall of Fame would be made after the formal conclusion of the full legal process, including the completion of any appeal.

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