Port Adelaide forward Jeremy Finlayson has been suspended for three games after making a homophobic slur during last Friday’s match against Essendon.
Finlayson was found guilty of conduct unbecoming over the incident in the third quarter of the Gather Round match.
It is understood a microphone picked up the insult and at least one Essendon player also called it out.
Finlayson will also be required to attend Pride in Sport training, which he will pay for.
The AFL said the suspension would have been longer if not for Finlayson’s admission, apology and contrition.
Last month North Melbourne coach Alistair Clarkson was fined $20,000 and given a suspended two-match ban for allegedly using a homophobic slur in a practice match against Saint Kilda.
Finlayson’s case has also been compared to that of Adelaide Crows forward Taylor Walker, who was suspended for six games in 2021, for making a racist comment at an SANFL game.
Walker was also ordered to make a $20,000 donation to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander program.
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Source: AFL NEWS ABC
