Overview

• Winmar, 59, appeared briefly in Melbourne Magistrates' Court for a mention, with no details of the allegations aired and no pleas required.
• Charge sheets state he faces two assault counts and an offence of intentionally choking, strangling or suffocating a person, alleged to have occurred on July 18.
• Defence barrister Dermot Dann KC told the court Winmar had attended every appointment and engaged enthusiastically with the Court Integrated Services Program.
• Magistrate Nicole Spicer described the CISP report as excellent, extended his bail, and set the next court date for September 30.
• The former AFL star, known for his 1993 stand against racist abuse and later asked to co-lead a racism class action, declined to comment outside court.