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Another AFL-listed player banned for homophobic slur

An AFL-listed player who admitted using a homophobic slur in a VFL match has been banned for four games, with the league saying more work needs to be done.

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Suns ruckman investigated for alleged homophobic slur

The AFL's integrity unit have launched an investigation into fringe Gold Coast ruckman Max Knobel for an alleged homophobic slur during a VFL match.

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Loveridge takes over as AFL appeals board chair

The AFL appeals board has a new chair, after the fallout from the Lance Collard case prompted the league to sack Will Houghton KC from the role.

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Swans change Pride Game after Collard tribunal case

Sydney have changed their annual Pride Game in the wake of the controversial Lance Collard tribunal case, ending a decade-long partnership with St Kilda.

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Lions youngster given ban for using homophobic slur

Brisbane Lions draftee Koby Evans has become the latest AFL-listed player to be suspended for using homophobic language in a VFL game.

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Draftee sorry for homophobic slur amid AFL crackdown

Brisbane draftee Koby Evans is the latest AFL player facing suspension for using a homophobic slur, less than a fortnight after St Kilda's Lance Collard.

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St Kilda forwards ruled out of clash with Carlton

St Kilda will take on Carlton without injured recruit Liam Ryan, while spearhead Max King isn't yet ready to be considered for a recall at senior level.

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'Hasn't been the best week': AFL changes ARC system

Two ARC incidents on Sunday continued a bad run for the AFL, which is reeling from last week's Lance Collard and Zac Butters controversies.

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AFL sacks appeals board chair, Gawn condemns language

Melbourne captain Max Gawn says players were "embarrassed" by the AFL appeals board verdict declaring offensive language is "commonplace" in the game.

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‘Homophobia has no place’: AFL takes aim at own appeals board over Lance Collard’s reduced ban

Andrew Dillon ‘specifically rejects’ reasoning for slashing suspension as verdict is upheld after St Kilda player allegedly used homophobic slur

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AFL appeals board under fire for homophobia findings

Lance Collard's lengthy suspension for a homophobic slur was reduced on appeal, but the AFL has smashed the appeals board over the decision and its reasoning.

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Collard's 'crippling' homophobic slur ban reduced

The AFL appeal board has slashed St Kilda forward Lance Collard's suspension for using a homophobic slur in a VFL match.

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Collard maintains innocence as Saints appeal long ban

St Kilda are taking young forward Lance Collard's nine-game ban for using a homophobic slur to an AFL appeals hearing.

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Port demand tribunal reform after Butters 'debacle'

Port Adelaide want a reform of the AFL Tribunal process in the wake of the Zak Butters case which has been labelled a debacle.

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From the Pocket: AFL tribunal verdicts sit as uneasily as any in recent memory

The charges against Lance Collard and Zak Butters became classic ‘he said, she said’ cases but invariably it boiled down to what the AFL said

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Saints consider appealing Collard's ban over slur

The AFL tribunal has suspended St Kilda forward Lance Collard for seven weeks for using a homophobic slur towards a VFL opponent.

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Saints' Collard to learn sanction for homophobic slur

St Kilda forward Lance Collard will learn via an AFL hearing how heavy a suspension he will receive for using a homophobic slur towards a VFL opponent.

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'He's in a holding pattern': Saints coach on Collard

St Kilda's coach says Lance Collard is in a holding pattern while awaiting sanction for again using a homophobic slur.

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Saints ponder move after homophobic slur guilty verdict

St Kilda forward Lance Collard has been found guilty of using a homophobic slur against a VFL opponent and will now await his sanction.

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Collard denies slur allegations at AFL Tribunal

St Kilda forward Lance Collard will wait to learn his fate after denying allegations at the AFL Tribunal that he used a homophobic slur against an opponent.

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Collard to face tribunal for alleged homophobic slur

Lance Collard's swinging high hit on a VFL opponent has already earned him a suspension but it's an alleged homophobic slur that has put his career in jeopardy.

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AFL star sent to tribunal for wiping blood on opponent

North Melbourne's Tristan Xerri could be suspended for multiple AFL matches after he was charged with serious misconduct for wiping blood on an opponent.

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Collard facing AFL investigation again for alleged slur

Two years after serving a six-game ban for a homophobic slur, St Kilda player Lance Collard is under investigation again.

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'That's what he does': Greene the hero in Giants win

Inspired by Toby Greene's fourth-quarter performance, GWS have held on for a nailbiting win over St Kilda to guarantee themselves a home final in September.

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Suspended Lance Collard resumes training with Saints

St Kilda player Lance Collard has resumed training with his teammates after being handed a six-match ban for directing homophobic slurs towards VFL opponents.

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