AFL finds Lance Collard guilty of using homophobic slur during match

St Kilda player Lance Collard was found guilty by the AFL of using a homophobic slur during a VFL match on March 27. The tribunal upheld the charge, prompting the AFL to seek a 10-week suspension. Collard, previously suspended for similar behavior in 2024, maintains he did not use the slur, claiming he said, 'Come here, maggot.'.

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