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AFL cleans the star West Coast Eagles Liam Ryan because of the offenses during the festival fight

AFL cleans the star West Coast Eagles Liam Ryan because of the offenses during the festival fight

The winning player West Coast Eagles, Liam Ryan, was won, was cleaned of all offenses after a recording involved in a fight at the festival last month appeared.

AFL published a statement on Monday that stated that no further actions would be taken against the 28-year-old who was said to be a victim of this incident.

Film material shared in social media showed Ryan with several others, in something that looked on the street after the Fremantle festival on January 17.

The AFL integrity unit conducted an investigation while the Western Australian police examined the incident.

In a statement issued by the league, he said that the AFL integrity unit and Western Australian police stated that Ryan and other companions were “victims of the attack of a larger group of people while leaving the event.”

“The WA police confirmed AFL that the officers were in the area during the fight and that Ryan was treated as a witness of the incident in which his group was prosecuted by a larger group and suffering facial injuries – said the league.

“It was established that Ryan tried to postpone the incident and leave the group before he was confronted, which led to a fight that was captured in social media.”

Ryan did not eat alcohol that night.

Ryan was late for six matches for Eagles last season. After 16 matches he scored 13 goals when the west coast scrapped to achieve five wins and take the 16th place on the ladder – only before North Melbourne and Richmond.