Former AFL star Nicky Winmar jailed for six months for assault on woman
Summary
Nicky Winmar, a former Australian Football League (AFL) player, was sentenced to six months in jail for assaulting a woman in May 2025. The court found him guilty of violent and unprovoked attacks, and he will also serve one year under community corrections after his release.Key Facts
- Nicky Winmar was sentenced in Bendigo magistrates court for assaulting a woman in Cohuna, Victoria.
- The assault occurred in May 2025 and involved physical violence including dragging, pushing, and hitting the woman.
- Winmar was found guilty of two counts of common law assault and one count of unlawful assault.
- Magistrate Trieu Huynh described the assault as violent and without provocation.
- Winmar's lawyer plans to appeal both the conviction and the sentence.
- After release, Winmar must follow a community corrections order for one year.
- As a result of the conviction, Winmar was removed from the AFL Hall of Fame and had his statue taken down from Optus Stadium.
- Winmar played 251 AFL games, kicking 317 goals, and was the first Indigenous player to reach 200 games.
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