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News.com.au
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- News.com.au
‘Manifestly unfair': Eddie McGuire proposes ‘controversial' ban path
Former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has weighed in on how the AFL will continue to handle any future cases of offensive slurs. Adelaide's Izak Rankine finds himself under investigation after allegations he used a homophobic slur in his side's win over Collingwood on Saturday. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. The Crows forward is staring down the barrel of a lengthy suspension that could ultimately see him miss the entire 2025 finals series. If the AFL continue to operate in a similar manner to previous bans, Rankine could be hit with a ban of more than six weeks. It comes after Richmond's Jack Graham was banned for four matches after round 17, while in July Sydney's Riak Andrew was hit with a five match ban for using a homophobic slur during a VFL match. McGuire however wonders if going down that same path is the correct way moving forward or if the league will change the punishments. 'Straight up, if this happens in round four, how many weeks does he get? When the first player got suspended for this they got three weeks, then it went to four weeks, then five … the bottom line is it's gone up,' McGuire said on Nine's Eddie and Jimmy podcast. 'The AFL made the point at the time, they've never officially said this is the rule, but they've floated it into the aether that until this is stamped out, it's going to get higher and higher. 'We're now in a situation where if Izak Rankine was to get seven weeks, according to the sliding scale of the AFL, or even five weeks, it means he'll miss the entire finals series. 'If we want to stamp out homophobic slurs, then it's buyer beware, you knew what would happen. 'Or do we get to a stage, which is controversial, where somebody like Greg Swann, who has been brought in to recalibrate a lot of the decisions that have gone way off the track in the AFL, and he comes in and sensibly says going forward, and from this day forward, if you're found guilty of a homophobic slur, you get two weeks. And if you're guilty a second time, you get 12 weeks. 'Or do you just come out and say, sorry Izak, seven weeks pal. You knew what was coming. And the next person gets eight weeks. 'I know Greg Swann in his heart of hearts would be saying (seven weeks) is a bit harsh. We don't know whether (the offence) was said as a throwaway line or whether it was vehement. Who heard it, how it was reported, was anyone upset - that'll come out in due course. 'We get to this stage, seven weeks, and go, OK, is this manifestly unfair? Or is it a stake in the ground? 'I think they've got to pull it back. At the AFL tribunal, there are no precedents. Each case is taken on its merits. I think it's going to cause a lot of friction at headquarters if Greg Swann goes down the common sense football approach to this, as opposed to the other side of things that are red hot on social impact.' The Crows have locked themselves into the top two on the ladder with one hand on the minor premiership and only one round remaining in the season. But they're now bracing to be without their star forward for the finals as a lengthy ban looms overhead. Adelaide captain Jordan Dawson admitted the situation was 'not ideal' but added it was a waiting game while the league took appropriate measures. 'Obviously it is not ideal, but it is in the AFL's hands. It is being investigated, and we will see what happens,' he said outside Crows headquarters on Monday morning. 'We will wait and see and leave it up to the AFL to go through what they have to. 'No, I don't think so (there is a cultural problem in the AFL).' Later on Monday, key forward Darcy Fogarty fronted media at West Lakes and was subject to similar questioning as his skipper. 'It's obviously not ideal, but we're going to move on pretty quickly, we've got a big game against North this week, so that's what's going to take up a fair bit of our focus,' he said of the situation. Fogarty was asked specifically if the numerous recent instances of homophobic slurs spoke to a wider cultural problem throughout the competition. 'I don't think so. I think as far as what I can comment on through my lens and from what I've seen, it's been positive and supportive,' he said. The spearhead later added: 'We're massive role models for the community, so we've got to be really careful in how we use that power, I guess.' On the prospect on losing Rankine for critical September fixtures, Fogarty said: 'We've had a massive sort of process for the whole year (with) 'next guy up', so we've got massive belief in any role can be filled at the moment with the boys that are playing and the squad that we've got at the moment. We've got full confidence.'
ABC News
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- ABC News
Collingwood's Brayden Maynard says AFL must stamp out homophobic slurs amid Izak Rankine investigation
Homophobic incidents have happened too often in the AFL and need to be stamped out of the game, says Collingwood vice-captain Brayden Maynard. Adelaide ace Izak Rankine is under investigation for an alleged homophobic slur towards a Collingwood opponent and faces being banned for the AFL finals. It is the fourth such alleged incident at AFL level in the past two seasons, and sixth involving AFL-listed players. Last year, Port Adelaide's Jeremy Finlayson was banned for three games, and Gold Coast's Wil Powell was later suspended for five matches for making homophobic comments to opponents. In July, the AFL banned West Coast's Jack Graham for four games after he admitted to a homophobic slur against a GWS opponent. St Kilda youngster Lance Collard last year received a six-game ban for directing homophobic slurs towards VFL opponents. This July, Sydney draftee Riak Andrew was given a five-game suspension for a "highly offensive" slur in a VFL match. "It's happened too often now," Maynard said. "It's happened, what, three or four times now, so we clearly need to stamp it out and I think we're doing a great job of that, I think we're doing as best as we can to stamp all that stuff out of the game. "So yeah, it's not good to see. And I think we're doing everything we can, both from a women's program and a men's program to stamp it out." AFLW veteran Sabrina Frederick stressed the importance of a no-tolerance approach to ensure the environment was safe for players, fans and supporters. "Safety in football is huge," Frederick said. "Creating an environment where players are safe to come to work, fans and supporters are safe to come and experience the entertainment for all — that's really important to us here at Collingwood, but (also) across the entire AFL. "As players, especially, we're strong on making sure that the football is a really safe environment. "Safety is really important for us to do our job, but (also) for people to actually experience the football in all its glory. "So in terms of no tolerance, we're really big at that with Collingwood, just making sure it's a really safe environment for people to do their thing and people to experience it in a really positive light." AAP
Perth Now
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- Perth Now
Hill-start unlikely as Magpies push for top-four spot
Norm Smith Medallist Bobby Hill is "highly unlikely" to play in Collingwood's crucial clash with Melbourne, says vice-captain Brayden Maynard. And the defender says the Magpies need to focus on what they can do without their electric small forward. Hill has played just one half of AFL football of Collingwood's past eight games as he deals with personal issues. He didn't train with his teammates on Monday and appears unlikely to be available for Friday night's game, when the Magpies have a top-four berth on the line. "I don't think so. It's highly unlikely, but we'll have to wait and see," Maynard said. "I didn't see him around the club today, but hopefully he's in sort of Wednesday and can get the ball rolling. "We are a lot better team with him, so hopefully he does turn up and get the ball rolling. It's an ongoing process, day-by-day process." Maynard threw his support behind Hill while stressing Collingwood needed to focus their energy towards an approaching finals campaign. "It's a day-to-day process with Bob," Maynard said. "He knows that he's got our full support, and we believe that he will get the ball rolling with a few things that he's got going on. "We are a better team with him in it, and he knows that and we all know that. "But at the same time we've got big things on the horizon, and we need to focus on what we can do, with all due respect, without Bob, if he's not turning up. "But he knows that we're a much better team with him in it. "So yeah, it'd be good to see him come in as often as he can, because we love him in our team when he's playing (and) up and going." Collingwood have licked their wounds after Saturday's three-point loss to ladder leaders Adelaide, their third loss on the bounce. Maynard was confident the Magpies were finding their feet again. "There was a lot of stuff that we took out of it that was quite positive," he said. "So our connection was back, our system was back, and we got back to just competing the way that we want to compete, so I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do this Friday. "There's been a lot of chatter around our connection inside 50, so we've gone to work on that today, and we'll get to work on that this week. "But we feel as a whole that our game's in pretty good stead to lead us going into this week and hopefully moving forward, so I think we'll be right."
