Fremantle player fined over traffic charge

Fremantle Dockers player Harley Bennell has been fined $400 for driving while suspended.

Bennell's licence was suspended after an accumulation of demerit points but he had no prior traffic record, the Fremantle Magistrates Court heard on Friday.

Bennell, who did not appear in court but entered an endorsed plea of guilty, was fined the minimum amount, was disqualified from driving for nine months and ordered to pay $188 in costs.