AFL premiership player Liam Ryan has been fined $1700 and banned from driving for 18 months after he was caught drink-driving.

A blood alcohol sample revealed Ryan had a reading of 0.138 when he was nabbed on July 2 in Armadale after crashing his car into a tree.

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The West Coast Eagles forward and his lawyer Terry Dobson did not appear in Armadale Magistrates Court on Tuesday to enter a plea of guilty.

Instead, magistrate Nicholas Lemmon said he had received a letter, including a reference from a representative of Ryan’s employer, indicating he could proceed with sentencing.

Ryan, 22, was also ordered to pay court costs of $205.

The Eagles suspended Ryan for two AFL games at the time of the incident.

Before the Grand Final last month, the club issued a statement saying “it has and will continue to work closely with him, with his health and wellbeing always being a priority”.

- AAP