Former AFL great stripped of Hall of Fame status
The AFL says it would be inappropriate for Nicky Winmar to remain in its Hall of Fame. Photo: AAP
Former St Kilda player Nicky Winmar has been removed from the Australian Football Hall of Fame after being found guilty of assaulting a woman.
The Saints have also suspended Winmar from the clubâs Hall of Fame following the 60-year-oldâs conviction on three charges of unlawful and common assault in the Bendigo Magistratesâ Court.
The charges related to the allegations Winmar grabbed a woman by the arm, dragged her by the hair and hit her head against a door.
A statue of Winmarâs stand against racism â which depicts the iconic 1993 moment where the St Kilda player lifted his jumper and pointed at his skin â at Perthâs Optus Stadium was torn down under a directive from the Western Australian government following the conviction earlier this month.
Winmar was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022 after a 251-game AFL career with the Saints and Western Bulldogs.
Recruited by St Kilda from South Fremantle, he was the first Indigenous footballer to play 200 games in the AFL.
-AAP
