Tyler Brockman: AFL Integrity Unit aware of alleged street fight, but won’t say if they are investigating

The AFL is refusing to say whether or not they are conducting their own investigation into a West Coast player’s alleged shirtless street fight. Eagles forward Tyler Brockman was allegedly involved in a brawl in Geraldton, captured in grainy mobile phone footage, which allegedly left one man with a broken jaw. When contacted by The West Australian on Tuesday, the AFL confirmed its integrity unit was aware of the matter, but would not say whether or not they were investigating further. “AFL integrity is aware of the matter,” a league spokesperson said. West Coast confirmed they were probing the vision on Monday night. “Oi Tyler! Tyler! Stop it, no stop it, stop” one person can be heard shrieking before the fight. A man can be heard pleading: “It’s not me. It’s not me bro. What did I do?” In a statement, the club said last night: “The West Coast Eagles are aware of an incident involving AFL player Tyler Brockman in Geraldton. “The Club is providing support to Tyler while working to gather all relevant information about the incident and is unable to make any further comment at this time.” In August last year the young player, with 56 games across two clubs under his belt, was fined almost $1500 after pleading guilty to charges related to a Geraldton car crash that occurred under what a magistrate described as “deeply suspicious circumstances”. The father of two crashed a Ford Ranger into a lightpole before fleeing the scene. He pleaded guilty to careless driving, failure to report to police and failure to stop after driving a vehicle involved in an accident with property damage. Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell and West Coast’s Indigenous player development manager Chance Bateman were among those who provided character references. Mitchell said Brockman was “a good young man”. In a statement on the club website the day after the incident the previous May, Brockman apologised, saying he would “have to make some changes to meet AFL standards on and off the field”. In a statement at the time of his sentencing in Geraldton Magistrates Court, West Coast said it would continue to support Brockman. “The wellbeing and education programs facilitated by the club will be ongoing with Tyler and pleasingly he has already made progress to meet the required standards for an AFL player,” they said.