{"id":801176,"date":"2026-07-15T04:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/801176\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T04:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:58:12","slug":"disgraced-ex-footballer-nicky-winmar-removed-from-afl-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/801176\/","title":{"rendered":"Disgraced ex-footballer Nicky Winmar removed from AFL Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Disgraced ex-Australian Rules footballer Nicky Winmar has been removed from the Australian Football Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Earlier this month, <a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-07-03\/nicky-winmar-found-guilty-of-assaulting-woman\/106874278\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/106874278\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winmar was found guilty of three counts of unlawful assault and common law assault<\/a>, but was acquitted of a fourth charge of intentionally causing injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">In a statement, AFL Commission chair Craig Drummond said violence against women &#8220;has no place&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Not in our community, not in our game, and not in the values the Australian Football Hall of Fame seeks to uphold,&#8221; Mr Drummond said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Winmar was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">He played 251 AFL games with St Kilda and Western Bulldogs but was originally from Western Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\"><a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-07-04\/wa-premier-orders-nicky-winmar-statue-removal-after-conviction\/106879988\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/106879988\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A statue of the 60-year-old outside Perth Stadium<\/a> was also removed after his conviction.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bronze statue of Nicky Winmar at Perth Stadium.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784091492_441_d2df89fb0d71c534d71804e8cccb7d7a.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">A statue of Nicky Winmar was removed from outside Perth Stadium. (ABC News: Lauren Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Winmar had pleaded not guilty to charges including assault and intentionally causing injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the Bendigo Magistrates&#8217; Court in May she was &#8220;fearful&#8221; for her life during the incident last year at Cohuna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The prosecution told the court Winmar grabbed and twisted the woman&#8217;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&#8217;s arm in self-defence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The matter will return to court in August for a pre-sentence hearing.<\/p>\n<p>St Kilda suspends Winmar<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The St Kilda Football Club board has initiated proceedings to suspend Nicky Winmar from its Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">In a statement, a club spokesperson said a determination regarding Winmar&#8217;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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disgraced ex-Australian Rules footballer Nicky Winmar has been removed from the Australian Football Hall of Fame. 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