1. Shane Yarran played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League in the 2016 season.
32 Facts About Shane Yarran
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Shane Yarran was awarded the Bernie Naylor Medal for kicking the most goals in the WAFL in 2015.
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Shane Yarran was picked up by the Fremantle Dockers in the 2015 AFL national draft and scored 10 goals for the team in the six games he played in the 2016 season.
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Shane Yarran played for Peel Thunder in the WAFL in 2016, helping the team win their first premiership.
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Shane Yarran retired from AFL at the end of 2016 due to his personal issues.
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Shane Yarran returned to the WAAFL, playing for Kelmscott in 2017.
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Shane Yarran was born in 1989; his parents were Mick and Cheryl, and he had an older brother, Malcolm.
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Shane Yarran grew up in Midvale, Western Australia, living in his grandparents' home on Bushby Street near Fremantle teammate Michael Walters, West Coast's Nic Naitanui and his cousin Chris Shane Yarran.
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Shane Yarran participated in the Clontarf Foundation's program to improve the lives of young Indigenous men through football.
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In 2009, Shane Yarran was sentenced to six years in prison for burglary.
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Shane Yarran made his debut for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League in 2014.
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Shane Yarran played for the Indigenous All-Stars in their exhibition match against the West Coast Eagles on 20 February 2015.
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Shane Yarran was picked up by Fremantle with the 61st selection in the 2015 AFL national draft.
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Shane Yarran made his AFL debut playing against Gold Coast in round 18,2016 at Metricon Stadium.
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The club imposed sanctions on Shane Yarran including undertaking an ongoing counselling program and a period of volunteer work with a community organisation.
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On 16 November 2016, Shane Yarran was charged with aggravated assault following a family dispute.
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Shane Yarran pleaded not guilty in February 2017 and the charge was later dropped.
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Shane Yarran kicked five goals in their grand final match against his old team Subiaco to help Peel win their first premiership.
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In 2017, Shane Yarran returned to the WAAFL and played in the B grade for Kelmscott.
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In May 2017, Shane Yarran was arrested after a high-speed police pursuit through Gosnells which ended with him jumping from a moving car.
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Shane Yarran was handed a concurrent three-month jail term for failing to stop and fined almost $5000 for several other charges, including driving without a licence, breaching bail and breaching a violence restraining order.
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Shane Yarran had breached the restraining order when he approached his partner after taking methamphetamine and prescription drugs.
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Shane Yarran was taken to hospital after he acted erratically and abused police officers.
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Shane Yarran had been training with Subiaco since mid-December 2017 and working towards a return to the WAFL.
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In March 2018, Shane Yarran was convicted of trespassing on two properties in December 2017.
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Shane Yarran was fined $600 and ordered to pay almost $200 in court costs.
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Shane Yarran was alleged to have stabbed a man with a broken bottle during a brawl outside a tavern in Camillo in July 2015.
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On 6 April 2018, Shane Yarran appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted aggravated home burglary with intent.
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Shane Yarran clashed with media outside the court and allegedly shoved a TV cameraman to the ground.
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Days before his death, Shane Yarran was subject to verbal abuse by players on the opposing team at his last football game.
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Shane Yarran told a confidant after the match that he was unsure if he would continue playing football, given the abuse he was likely to endure.
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On 20 April 2018, Shane Yarran was found dead in his Seville Grove home after he died by suicide.