Shocking details have emerged in court today in relation to former North Melbourne star Shannon Grant.

The 41-year-old faces 18 charges in relation to assaulting a woman last year.

Today his lawyer attempted to strike a deal with the magistrate asking for a non-custodial sentence if the accused pleaded guilty to four charges including unlawful assault, and recklessly cause injury.

In a police summary read in the Moorabbin Magistrates' court, Grant was accused of smashing the woman's mobile phone after a dinner party at a property in Highett, in Melbourne’s south-east, in June last year.

The accused (far right) outside court today. (AAP) (AAP)

The alleged victim was thrown into a fence and landed on a concrete footpath, causing her body to go limp.

On November 30, the court heard Grant had a fight with the woman about a text she received from a male.

She was allegedly thrown onto a bed and grabbed by the throat in the bathroom, before telling Grant she couldn’t breathe.

Grant, 41, played for North Melbourne and Sydney. (Getty Images) (9news)

In December, it's alleged Grant stomped on the woman's foot after another argument concerning her mobile phone.

She attempted to run out of the hotel room in the Yarra Valley before being dragged by the hair.

Despite offering a towel and some ice, Grant allegedly put his body weight on the woman while in bed, hitting her in the stomach and poking her in the ribs.

Grant has been charged with 18 offences, including unlawful assault. (Getty Images) (Getty Images)

Grant's lawyer told the court his client has been attending Alcoholics Anonymous weekly and working on his emotions, telling the court these offences have brought intense shame to him.

Despite this, the magistrate said a jail sentence was warranted because it wasn't an isolated incident, and the impact it has on the victim is prolonged.

Grant is now going to contest the matter when the case returns in June.

The 41-year-old played for the Sydney Swans from 1995 to 1998, then moved to North Melbourne.