• Reuben Ginbey was charged by police earlier over an alleged incident in January
  • The footy star has now broken his silence after receiving his punishment  

West Coast Eagles young star Reuben Ginbey has learned his fate after he was charged by police after he was allegedly caught urinating in public at a music festival in January.

On Wednesday, the 20-year-old received a $1000 fine and was handed a spent conviction after he pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and failing to comply with police directions. 

The incident is said to have taken place at the Wildlands Festival in Brisbane on January 4.

The midfielder, who was drafted to the club in 2022, was handed his sanction at Joondalup Courthouse in Perth on Wednesday after Magistrate Raelene Johnston described his conduct as a ‘stupid decision’.

Ginbey, who was the Eagles’ Emerging Talent winner at the club’s best and fairest awards for the 2024 season, has since broken his silence on the matter.

‘I would like to apologise for my actions,’ he said in a statement published on the footy club’s website on Wednesday.

‘They were not the standard that I expect of myself, or others expect of me.

‘I will learn from this and I thank the Club for their support throughout the process.’

General Manager for Football Gavin Bell added: ‘Our support for Reuben will be ongoing and we will continue educating and holding our players to the values and behaviours that we expect of each other.’

The Eagles had previously rallied around Ginbey in a bid to help the 6ft 2in youngster bounce back from the incident.

Ginbey was drafted to the club in 2022 and has gone on to make 40 appearances for the West Coast over the past two seasons, notably turning out 23 times last season, averaging 15.6 disposals per game.

The 20-year-old had returned to pre-season training earlier this month with team-mate Matt Flynn stating that the team had been supporting the youngster.

‘He made a bit of a mistake and the boys are going to throw their arms around him and support him as best as they can,’ Flynn said earlier in January.

‘It was unfortunate he put himself into that position. I’m sure he’ll cop whatever comes his way.

‘He’s a great lad, so we’ll support him and let him go into his 2025 and have another really good year.’

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