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Suns Ruckman Investigated for Alleged Homophobic Slur
The AFL Integrity Unit is investigating the 21-year-old after a Saturday VFL match, as the league faces repeated homophobic-slur sanctions.
- On Saturday, Gold Coast ruckman Max Knobel became the latest AFL player investigated for an alleged homophobic slur during a VFL match against the Brisbane Lions at People's First Stadium.
- The AFL Integrity Unit is reviewing the matter amid a league-wide crackdown on homophobic language, which has seen nine players sanctioned across the AFL and VFL over two-and-a-half seasons.
- Sources report Knobel is "extremely remorseful" and self-reported the incident to officials, while the Gold Coast Suns confirmed "the club is currently co-operating fully with the AFL."
- Based on recent precedent, Knobel faces a potential four-to-five-match suspension if found guilty, following similar bans handed to Brisbane's Koby Evans and St Kilda's Lance Collard earlier this season.
- The league sacked appeals board chairman Will Houghton after he claimed homophobic slurs were "commonplace" in the AFL, but AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon rejected that reasoning.
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Gold Coast player investigated for alleged homophobic slur
Gold Coast ruckman Max Knobel is under investigation for an alleged homophobic slur during a VFL match.
·North Sydney, Australia
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63% Left
L 63%
12%
R 25%
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