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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Mike Hytner

AFL removes Nicky Winmar from Australian Football Hall of Fame after assault conviction

A portrait of former St Kilda AFL footballer Nicky Winmar taken in a park in 2023
Nicky Winmar in 2023. The former St Kilda AFL player is no longer an Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee after being found guilty of assault. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/The Guardian

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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