St Kilda's Lance Collard Suspended for Homophobic Slur

0:00St. Kilda forward. Lance Collard just got hit with a 9-week suspension. Two weeks of it suspended for dropping a homophobic slur on a VFL opponent. During a game, the AFL Tribunal took over 90 minutes to deliberate after hearing from both the league and St. Kilda before dropping the hammer. Tribunal Chair Jeff Gleason made it clear these kinds of slurs have no place in the game, and Collard got zero break on the penalty because of his. Pass record and zero sign of regret. Those two suspended weeks hang over him for the next two AFL and VFL seasons, meaning he has to stay clean or face the full 9. Collard now misses key games while St. Kilda pushes forward without him. A stark reminder of how the league is cracking down on this stuff. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to Sydney News today. AI-powered local news.