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Former coach Ross Lyon pledges for Harley Bennell support amid return to WA

Chris Robinson and Rourke WalshThe West Australian
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VideoThe trouble-plagued Former Docker, Sun and Demon is back in Perth after the controversial end to his AFL career.

Former Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has confirmed Harley Bennell’s return to WA, saying his former player is “going to need support” as he adjusts to life after football.

Bennell this week announced his decade-long AFL career had come to an end, but it was soon overshadowed by news the former Sun, Docker and Demon had been in a Gold Coast hospital to receive treatment for intoxication.

Bennell, who turns 28 tomorrow, had been seeking an exemption to head back to WA and return home to family.

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