Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says Ryan Crowley remains bubbly around team meetings despite the doping saga hanging over his head.

Crowley is facing a ban of up to two years after he failed a doping test last July.

The 31-year-old has been serving a provisional suspension since September, and he’ll face the AFL’s anti-doping tribunal in the near future to find out his fate.

“It’s very hard to sit on significant matters that affect your professional life for a long period of time,” Lyon said on Friday.

“There’s an element of relief.

“He seems pretty bubbly, buying into team meetings.”