US EditionAustralian Rules Football Player Banned for Homophobic Slur, the AFL's Sixth in 16 Months
Izak Rankine received a four-match ban after using a homophobic slur, with the penalty reduced due to medical submissions and prior verbal targeting during the game, AFL said.
- On Thursday, the AFL announced Adelaide Crows player Izak Rankine received a four-match ban after the Integrity Unit found he used a homophobic slur, breaching AFL Rule 2.3.
- After the five-match proposal, Adelaide Crows submitted mitigating material citing compelling medical submissions and claims that Dan Houston verbally targeted Rankine earlier in the game.
- Rankine apologised, saying `I regret using the word and I am very sorry for doing so, and that type of language has no place in football or the community`, while the club expressed extreme disappointment and the AFL mandated Pride in Sport training.
- The ruling means Rankine may miss the finals unless Adelaide lose their qualifying final, forcing the Crows to pursue a premiership bid without one of their most influential players.
- Recent precedent shows the AFL escalating penalties as it has suspended six players for homophobic slurs in the past 16 months, including Finlayson and Powell, while continuing to weigh circumstances, AFL general counsel Stephen Meade said.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An elite player has been banned for four games for a homophobic slur against an opponent in a top-flight Australian rules football game, the sixth AFL-listed player suspended for a similar act in the past 16…
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