Disgraced former Aussie Rules footballer Nicky Winmar has been kicked out of 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 causing bodily harm with intent.
In a statement, AFL Commission chairman Craig Drummond said violence against women “has no place.”
“Not in our community, not in our game, not in the values that the Australian Football Hall of Fame strives to uphold,” Mr Drummond said.
Winmar was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022.
He played 251 AFL games for St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs but is originally from Western Australia.
A statue of the 60-year-old man outside Perth Stadium was also removed following his conviction.
A statue of Nicky Winmar has been removed outside Perth Stadium. (ABC News: Lauren Smith)
Winmar has pleaded not guilty to charges including assault and intentionally causing bodily harm.
The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the Bendigo Magistrates Court in May she “feared” for her life during the incident in Cohuna last year.
The prosecution told the court that Vinmar grabbed and twisted the woman’s arm, pulled her by the hair and slammed her head against a wooden door four times, while the defense said Vinmar touched the woman’s arm in self-defense.
The case will return to court in August for a preliminary hearing.