Former AFL player Andrew Lovett has been nominated for The Frownlow Medal Hall of Fame again for another charge of assault.
Lovett was inducted into the hall of fame in 2022 for domestic violence and has been charged with assaulting a woman yet again.
The Frownlow Medal is awarded to the player whose off-field demeanour epitomises the values of the modern-day footballer and draws attention to the status of footballers as role models to young Australians. It covers Australia’s four major football codes; the National Rugby League (NRL), Australian Football League (AFL), the A-League (Football) and Rugby Union’s Super Rugby competition. NRL player Shaun Kenny-Dowall won the inaugural medal in 2015, while NRL star Talatau Amone is the most recent recipient.
The Frownlow Medal Hall of Fame honours former players and players who received media attention in previous seasons, for similarly scandalous behaviour, and its inductees include Ben Cousins and Julian O’Neill.
Lovett played many games for Essendon and has a history of violent behaviour. He was jailed for eight months in 2022 and this is how he earned induction into the hall of fame. He was found guilty of a prolonged campaign of physical and psychological violence against his then girlfriend which included knocking her unconscious, choking, kicking and sending abusive messages. Ironically, the woman was a police officer who worked with victims of domestic violence.
As far back as 2011, the former Bombers player was charged with rape.
The custodial sentence carried conditions that he complete a one-year community correction order and treatment for alcohol, drug and mental health problems.
Lovett will soon discover whether he has earned a third Wife Beater Tattoo from The Frownlow Medal, and will have to decide where to put it.
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The Frownlow Medal 