St Kilda’s Lance Collard given lengthy ban by AFL for homophobic slur

AFL tribunal hands out seven-week ban to Saints playerCollard denied using slur though he had admitted using it in 2024St Kilda forward Lance Collard has been banned for seven weeks by the AFL tribunal for directing a homophobic slur towards an opponent.The penalty, which includes a further two-week ban suspended until the end of the 2027 season, was announced at a sanctions hearing on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading...