St Kilda's Collard Faces Suspension for Homophobic Slur

0:00St. Kilda forward, Lance Collard just got hit with a guilty verdict for dropping a homophobic slur on a Frankston player during a VFL match back on. March 27th, the Tribunal upheld the charge under AFL rules for conduct unbecoming, and now his punishment is up in the air with a sanction hearing coming soon. Collard swears he didn't say it, claiming he just yelled, come here maggot at opponent Darby Hippwell. But Hippwell's teammate backed up the accusation, and this isn't Collard's first rodeo. He copped a six-match band last year for the same kind of. Language? St. Kilda's feeling the sting, calling themselves naturally disappointed while they reviewed the decision and weigh an appeal. Still, they're standing by their guy through the whole mess. The AFL's pushing hard for a 10-week suspension, making it clear they got zero tolerance for that kind of talk after all the player education programs. Collard's already sideline two matches from a high hit in that same game. With 15 AFL games under his belt since the Saints drafted him in 2023,

1:03eyes are on what sanction drops next could shake up his. Young career big time. That's your Sydney news today, Update. AI powered and always on.