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League fires official who said players can use anti-gay slurs

Summary by Outsports
The AFL has fired the head of a review board that reduced the suspension of player Lance Collard after he was found guilty of calling an opponent a gay slur. Collard was accused of calling an opponent a “fa**ot” during a match, a claim he refuted. Collard claimed he called the opponent a “maggot” instead. Another player on the opposing team corroborated his use of a gay slur. He was given a nine-week suspension for being found guilty of using th…
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Outsports broke the news on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
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