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REVEALED: St kilda s collard suspended for using homophobic slurs | Rare Historical Photos

AFL chief Andrew Dillon maintains the league doesn't have a widespread homophobia issue. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon is adamant the league doesn't have a homophobia problem despite St Kilda teenager Lance Collard becoming the third player to be suspended over the issue this year.

Collard will serve a six-game ban after being investigated for directing "unprompted and highly offensive homophobic slurs" towards two Williamstown opponents in a VFL game.

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