Former AFL and NRL player charged with attempted murder
A former AFL and NRL rookie, who then became a prominent local footy player in Melbourne, has been charged with attempted murder.
The Herald Sun reports 29-year-old Shem Tatupu was charged relating to an alleged family violence matter.
He will face Melbourne Magistrates' Court in August for a committal mention hearing, having been arrested and charged before fronting court last month.
Separately he has been charged with intentionally causing serious injury and will face Moorabbin Magistrates' Court later in June.
Tatupu, from New Zealand, was a category B rookie on Hawthorn's list for three seasons after being picked up in the 2013 draft.
He did not play an AFL game instead featuring with the VFL's Box Hill Hawks, before quitting footy due to a lack of passion and defecting to rugby league.
Tatupu signed with the Melbourne Storm in 2016 and later that year was hit by a car outside Storm HQ.
He did not play an NRL game and returned to local-level Aussie rules.
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