Former AFL player Liam Jurrah has been immediately refused bail by a magistrate in an Alice Springs court and is expected to plead guilty to aggravated assault and breaching a domestic violence order.

Magistrate Daynor Trigg was told Jurrah wished to represent himself in the bail application.

"You're joking," Magistrate Daynor Trigg said, before saying he would give Jurrah 10 seconds to apply for bail.

He then immediately refused Jurrah bail.

Jurrah had been refused bail in the Supreme Court last week after applying to attend "sorry business".

He is facing two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of breaching a domestic violence order.

Jurrah's lawyer, who will represent him in the trial, has indicated he will plead guilty to the assault and other charges when he faced court early next week.

Jurrah grew up in the community of Yuendumu, north-west of Alice Springs, and became the first initiated Aboriginal man to play in the AFL, before a long-running family dispute drew him back to Central Australia.

He went on to play in the Central Australian Football League, helping the South Alice Springs Football Club to secure the premiership.

He was then recruited by NTFL side, the Tiwi Bombers to play in January this year.