A former Border footballer and AFL recruit has been jailed for more than two years following violence against his partner and his relative.
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Luke Trew, 42, appeared before the County Court on Tuesday following concerning incidents on February 24, 2019.
The former Wodonga Bulldogs player - who was drafted by three AFL clubs but never played a senior game - received a minimum jail term of two years and three months with a four-year maximum.
The victim was woken by Trew in the early hours of the morning, rambling about trouble at the hotel they had been at hours earlier.
He got onto the bed and strangled her, leaving her unable to breath.
She pushed him off but he paced around the room, swearing about missing money and speaking incoherently.
Trew knocked a painting off the wall, knocked over pot plants, and was told to leave by the victim's daughter.
He threatened to drive off and slit his relative's throat and then kill himself and continued rambling.
He placed toilet paper in a washing machine and threatened to light it, took a knife and threatened to hurt himself, and cut his forehead in front of the daughter.
The daughter called triple zero but Trew grabbed a larger knife, and drove both blades into a kitchen bench.
He left and police removed the pair from their home for their safety.
Trew made multiple calls to police and claimed his relative was a paedophile and that someone was going to die, and that police would shoot him.
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A senior constable tried to calm him but he got angrier and hung up.
His relative woke at 5.30am to the sound of Trew trying to kick his front door in, shouting "I'm coming in!' and breaking the deadlock.
He threatened to cut the man's throat and told police he was at the house to kill the man.
Police arrived and asked him to come out and he was arrested without incident.
The incidents occurred in Apollo Bay and led to Trew spending 11 days in custody before being bailed.
The former Wodonga man and the victim have since gotten engaged despite the incident.
Judge Fiona Todd said domestic violence in a victim's own home was "particularly repellent".
"Violence against an intimate partner is particularly disgraceful," she said.
The court heard Trew had gotten into methamphetamine and MDMA through the rave scene.
Drugs became a problem during his 30s.
He couldn't remember if he had used ice before the incident.
Trew will be able to apply for parole in early to mid 2023.
