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AFL appeals board under fire over claims in homophobia case
The AFL Appeals Board reduced St Kilda player Lance Collard's ban for using a homophobic slur from nine weeks to four on October 5, citing that the original penalty was excessive. Critics condemned the board's statement that such language is commonplace in competitive football, questioning the rationale for downplaying the seriousness of homophobic abuse.
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