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‘Not about race’: Winmar statue removed two days after assault conviction
The sculpture has been moved after a decision from the WA government. (Supplied)
The statue of former AFL player Neil Elvis "Nicky" Winmar has been taken down at Perth Stadium less than two days after a Victorian court found him guilty of assaulting a woman.
The bronze statue was unveiled in July 2019, in the lead-up to NAIDOC Week and as a symbol against racism in the AFL — seven years later, it was removed on the first day of NAIDOC Week.
The bronze statue was taken down by a crane, and a crew of roughly six people around 6:45am on Sunday local time after WA Premier Roger Cook ordered its removal on Friday.
AFL great Nicky Winmar’s statue removed from Optus Stadium
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.
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Nicky Winmar’s statue removed from Optus Stadium after assault conviction
Nicky Winmar’s statue has been removed from out the front of Perth’s Optus Stadium days after the disgraced AFL great was found guilty of assaulting a woman in northern Victoria last year.
Winmar – who played 230 games at St Kilda and 21 for the Western Bulldogs after beginning his football career at South Fremantle in the WAFL – had argued the woman lied about the attack, but a magistrate disagreed and convicted him of three charges.
The 60-year-old was accused of dragging the woman by her hair, pushing her into a wall, spitting and yelling at her, and smashing her head repeatedly against a door at a property in Cohuna in May 2025.
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