AFL great Nicky Winmar accused of two assaults and intentionally choking a person
The former St Kilda star, 59, had been listed for an application to revoke bail at Melbourne magistrates court on Tuesday, which could have seen him thrown in jail.
However, a prosecutor asked for this to be struck out.
'The court made the decision to bail Mr Winmar on the 19th of July based on that application,' she said, as the magistrate agreed to strike it out.
Winmar faced court charged with three offences, however details of what these allege were not aired during the short hearing.
He has been charged with allegedly committing two assaults on 18 July.
He is also charged with 'without lawful excuse intentionally choke, strangle or suffocate' a person on the same date, according to court documents.
Winmar, whose legal name is Neil, was represented in court on Tuesday morning by his lawyer Tess Theocharous and both of them appeared via video link.
Theocharous said Winmar was undergoing a court integrated services program (CISP) as a condition of his bail, which had been granted on 18 July.
She asked for his matter to be adjourned so he can have time to engage with the program.
Theocharous said Winmar had attended an initial appointment at the court for CISP and had another scheduled for later on Tuesday.
Magistrate Vincenzo Caltabiano agreed to adjourn his case for a month.
Winmar will next face the court on 28 August.
The AFL legend became the first Aboriginal footballer to play 200 games in the league, finishing his career with 230 games at St Kilda and 21 for the Western Bulldogs.
He fought back against a number of acts of racism throughout his football career, including standing in front of a Collingwood crowd in 1993 where he was abused.
'I'm black and I'm proud to be black,' he told the crowd, lifting his guernsey and pointing at his skin.
In March, he was asked to co-lead a landmark racism class action in the supreme court, brought by other retired Indigenous players including Phil Krakouer.
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