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West Coast Eagles star Willie Rioli escapes conviction over drug charges
9News Staff
West Coast Eagles player Willie Rioli has been given a 12-month good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to drug possession in the Northern Territory.
Mr Rioli was charged with stashing 25 grams of cannabis in his pants while on board a charter flight from Darwin to the Tiwi Islands.
No conviction was recorded.
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The fancied forward was suspended for two years in September 2019 after attempting to supply a doctored urine sample.
He was due to re-join the Eagles in August this year.
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