Premiership-winning West Coast Eagles participant Liam Ryan has been cleared of any wrongdoing after footage emerged of him concerned in a brawl at a competition final month.
The AFL launched an announcement on Monday that stated no additional motion could be taken towards the 28-year-old, who was stated to be a sufferer within the incident.
Footage shared on social media confirmed Ryan, with a number of others, in what seemed to be a road brawl following a competition in Fremantle on January 17.
The AFL Integrity Unit carried out an inquiry whereas the Western Australia Police investigated the incident.
Within the assertion launched by the league, it stated the AFL Integrity Unit and the Western Australia Police concluded that Ryan and different companions have been “victims of an assault by a bigger group of individuals while leaving the occasion”.
“WA police confirmed to the AFL that officers have been within the space on the time of the battle and that Ryan was being handled as a witness to an incident the place his group was pursued by a bigger group, leading to considered one of his feminine companions being assaulted and struggling facial accidents,” the league stated.
“It was decided that Ryan tried to de-escalate the incident and stroll away from the group earlier than being confronted, resulting in the battle that was captured on social media.”
Ryan didn’t eat any alcohol that night time.
Ryan missed the opening six video games for the Eagles final season. From his 16 matches, he booted 13 targets as West Coast scrapped to realize 5 wins and place sixteenth on the ladder — solely forward of North Melbourne and Richmond.
