AFL removes Nicky Winmar from Australian Football Hall of Fame after assault conviction
Former player found guilty of three assault charges against woman
AFL commission says ‘violence against women has no place’
The AFL has removed Nicky Winmar from the Australian Football Hall of Fame after the former St Kilda and Western Bulldogs player was in June found guilty of three assault charges involving violence against women.
Winmar, who retired from playing in 1999 after 251 AFL games, was finally inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022 after having been eligible since 2005 – a move widely lauded at the time given the Saints great’s feats on the field and the famous stand he took against racism.
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