AFL Hall of Fame inductee and St Kilda legend Nicky Winmar has been charged with assaulting a woman in Cohuna, including an allegation of choking.

Winmar, 59, appeared via video link in Kerang Magistrates' Court last week on charges related to an incident that allegedly took place in Cohuna in May.

He faces two counts of assault and one count of choking, suffocating, or strangling without lawful...