Afl Integrity Unit Investigate Izak Rankine Over Alleged Homophobic Slur

Adelaide prima Izak Rankine is nether AFL investigation for allegedly utilizing a homophobic slur during nan crippled against Collingwood connected Saturday night.

The AFL confirmed connected Monday that its integrity portion is looking into nan alleged on-field incident.

“The AFL is alert of an alleged matter pinch nan Integrity Unit making enquiries,” a convention spokesperson said.

Adelaide person confirmed that 1 of their players is nether investigation.

“We are alert of an alleged matter involving 1 of our players successful Saturday night’s crippled and we are successful discussions pinch nan AFL,” a nine spokesperson said connected Monday.

The Crows defeated nan Magpies to fastener successful a first finals run since 2017 and tighten their grip connected apical spot pinch 1 information remaining successful nan location and distant season.

Rankine has been captious to nan Crows’ emergence into premiership contention aft nan nine vanished 15th past year.

The 25-year-old has averaged 20.5 disposals and booted 31 goals this play arsenic his imaginative spark is simply a cardinal to nan Crows’ success.

Rankine is yet to play successful a finals bid aft spending 4 seasons pinch Gold Coast earlier joining a rebuilding Adelaide astatine nan extremity of 2022.

But nan resurgent Crows’ premiership hopes could look a immense rustle arsenic nan AFL integrity portion looks into nan alleged incident.

The AFL has handed retired suspensions ranging from 3 to 5 matches successful nan past 2 seasons to players recovered blameworthy of behaviour unbecoming.

West Coast’s Jack Graham was past period suspended for 4 matches for directing a “highly offensive” homophobic slur toward a GWS Giants opponent, aft nan Eagles subordinate self-reported nan incident.

Sydney subordinate Riak Andrew was suspended for 5 matches this play for a homophobic slur utilized successful a VFL lucifer against North Melbourne.

Three AFL players were suspended for utilizing homophobic slurs past year.

Gold Coast defender Wil Powell (five matches) and Port Adelaide guardant Jeremy Finlayson (three) were banned complete incidents during AFL matches.

St Kilda’s Lance Collard was handed a six-match penalty for “unprompted and highly offensive” slurs directed towards 2 Williamstown players successful a VFL game.