St Kilda’s Lance Collard has been found to have used a homophobic slur at a Frankston opponent during a VFL match in March, but a sanction has not yet been decided.
The AFL made the announcement on Friday evening after a lengthy independent disciplinary tribunal hearing that went for nearly five hours on Thursday.
The finding of the tribunal was that he breached AFL Rule 2.3(a) (conduct unbecoming) by the use of a homophobic slur directed towards an opponent.
Collard, who was suspended for six matches in 2024 when he admitted using a homophobic slur in a VFL game, denied using a homophobic slur and told the tribunal on Thursday he said, “Come here, you maggot”, to his opponent and former Sandringham teammate Darby Hipwell.
In a brief statement, the AFL said a sanction hearing will now be convened to determine the sanction at a date and time to be determined.
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