Former Brisbane Lions player Albert Proud denied bail over alleged attack on girlfriend

A former Brisbane Lions AFL player who allegedly bashed his girlfriend, causing her to lose a litre of blood, has been denied bail for a second time.

Albert Bruce Daniel Proud, 27, faces a grievous bodily harm charge, among other offences, after he allegedly attacked the woman at a Sunnybank home, in Brisbane's south, last November.

He played 29 games for the Lions in a stop-start career from 2007-10 and is also charged with wilful damage.

Proud had offered to live at a religious organisation as part of his bail application, but Supreme Court Justice Jean Dalton today noted he would not receive adequate professional support there.

"He has tried to be accepted into more mainstream rehabilitation centres unsuccessfully," she said.

"I'm not prepared to grant bail on the understanding that he would attend this religious organisation, however well-meaning those people are.

"The centre is staffed by volunteers."

The facility would be helpful to people with "less-worrying" criminal histories, Justice Dalton said.

He noted Proud's history reflected that he became violent when drinking alcohol and had been flagged as someone who was dangerous to police if inebriated.

Police prosecutors have previously told the court the woman, 35, suffered a subdural haematoma and an excessive amount of blood loss due to the attack.

Justice Dalton called the grievous bodily harm incident a "very serious, very nasty attack in a domestic situation".

"The complainant was very badly injured and would have died if she had not received medical attention," she said.

Proud did not appear in court.

In January, a magistrate chided prosecutors for taking too long to get the brief together and said the case should have required "prompt attention".

It was "outrageous" that he had been in custody, at that stage, for two months, Magistrate Sheryl Cornack said.