Crews arrived at Optus Stadium early on Sunday morning to pull the statue down in the wake of the disgraced AFL great’s conviction.

Judge finds woman was truthful after the St Kilda star accused her of lying about attack

A magistrate found the AFL Hall of Fame inductee had grabbed a woman by the arm, dragged her by the hair and hit her head against a door during an attack in May last year.

AFL great Nicky Winmar has been found guilty of assault after dragging a woman by her hair and repeatedly slamming her head into a motel door.

There has been a mixed reaction to the WA premier's order to remove the bronze statue of Nicky Winmar outside Optus Stadium.

Crews arrived at Optus Stadium early on Sunday morning to pull the statue down in the wake of the disgraced AFL great’s conviction.

The statue of disgraced AFL star Nicky Winmar was removed from outside Optus Stadium before dawn, after he was found guilty of assaulting a woman.

Readers debate whether a statue of AFL football great Nicky Winmar after his assault of a woman.