July 15, 2026 — 1:40pmFormer AFL star Nicky Winmar has been removed from the Australian Football Hall of Fame.The AFL Commission revoked his membership following the former St Kilda champion’s recent conviction for assaulting a woman.Former AFL player Nicky Winmar outside court.AAPThe commission has the power to remove an inductee through amendments made to the Hall of Fame’s charter in 2023. It can remove an inductee “if they have been charged with or found guilty of an indictable offence and/or if the inductee engages in conduct which the commission considers is prejudicial to the interests of the AFL or is conduct which brings the AFL, the inductee, or Australian Football into disrepute”.This decision follows the 60-year-old being found guilty of three counts of unlawful and common assault in the Bendigo Magistrates’ Court earlier this month.In a statement on Wednesday, AFL chairman Craig Drummond said the commission had to protect the integrity of the honour.“The Australian Football Hall of Fame exists to recognise the highest achievements in our game and admission to it is one of the greatest honours Australian football can bestow,” Drummond said.“The commission has a responsibility to protect the integrity and reputation of that honour.“Violence against women has no place. Not in our community, not in our game, and not in the values the Australian Football Hall of Fame seeks to uphold.”From our partners