AFL removes disgraced legend from Hall of Fame

The AFL has removed Barry Cable from the Hall of Fame and revoked his 'Legend' presumption aft it was recovered that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a Perth miss astatine the tallness of his playing career.

AFL Commission Chairman Richard Goyder said the determination to portion Cable of the prestigious honours was made connected Tuesday.

It followed a ruling made by Judge Mark Herron successful the District Court of Western Australia earlier this period that Cable had repeatedly sexually assaulted a miss during his playing career, and that determination was compelling grounds helium besides abused different children.

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Goyder said the determination to dump Cable from the Hall of Fame and portion his 'Legend' presumption was made aft giving Cable the accidental to constitute a submission contesting it.

Former AFL fable Barry Cable is facing allegations helium repeatedly sexually abused a Perth teen during his playing career. (AAP)

Cable provided a written response, which was considered, Goyder added.

"The uncovering of Judge Herron was incredibly superior and distressing and the thoughts of the AFL Commission are wholly with the victim, who bravely told her communicative and the different women who courageously came guardant during the people of the proceedings to archer their stories," Goyder said successful a statement.

"We admit the courageousness it has taken to scope an result done the courts successful WA.

"Once the tribunal ruling was handed down it was incumbent connected the Commission and the crippled to instantly analyse the facts of this substance and the horrific quality of these events required that Barry Cable tin nary longer beryllium considered for immoderate honours that the Hall of Fame oregon shot tin bestow.

"At our past Commission gathering we moved to change the charter for the Australian Football Hall of Fame, to see a caller conception that allows for the AFL Commission to region immoderate idiosyncratic for behaviour which brings the AFL, the Hall of Fame inductee, immoderate AFL nine oregon Australian shot into disrepute.

"Induction into the Hall of Fame and designation of Legend presumption volition instantly beryllium removed."

Barry Cable (Supplied)

Cable, 79, was sued successful the District Court of Western Australia by a pistillate who alleged Cable abused her implicit a five-year play opening successful 1968 erstwhile she was aged 12 oregon 13.

After overseeing a civilian proceedings earlier this year, Judge Mark Herron recovered the maltreatment had taken spot and awarded the pistillate $818,700 successful damages. Cable was declared bankrupt anterior to the trial, putting the damages awarded nether a cloud.

Cable has repeatedly denied abusing the pistillate and has not been charged with immoderate transgression offences.

He played for Perth Football Club and East Perth Football Club. (9News)

The erstwhile North Melbourne prima was 1 of the game's astir decorated players and was elevated to Hall of Fame 'Legend' presumption successful 2012.

He won a full of six premierships betwixt 1966 and 1977, dominating Western Australia's contention for the Perth Football Club earlier moving to Victoria to play successful the VFL, wherever helium won 2 flags with North Melbourne.

He was named successful North Melbourne's Team of the Century and is besides a subordinate of the AFL's Indigenous Team of the Century.

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