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Ex-AFL player jailed over family violence

Former AFL player Andrew Lovett has been jailed after pleading guilty to family violence offences. (AAP)

Former AFL player Andrew Lovett has been jailed after admitting to punching, kicking, spitting and pouring beer on his ex-partner.

Lovett, who played 88 games for Essendon from 2005 to 2009, on Thursday faced Dandenong Magistrates Court where he was sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading guilty to 24 charges relating to family violence from February 2020 to December last year.

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