NO TROLLS Rankine handed a 4 match suspension by the AFL integrity unit for a homophobic slur against opponent

[RCAB]

Darcy Moore has form. He also dropped to his knees in the last round of 2024 and got Kozzie Pickett wiped out for 3 weeks. Can't stand Darcy Moore.

So according to you, Danster... It's okay to me homophobic because you don't like somebody? Sounds like you're the kind of person that would use the word IRL

 

[Forward Press]

Point stands, if they didnt dob then it would have been left on the footy field where it belonged, and this fan was none the wiser. Its only an issue because Collingwood wanted to make it an issue, and wanted the advantage of not having to play against Rankine.

Are you implying that 'f*****' gets said all the time but only Collingwood dobbed because they wanted Rankine out? That is, if it was another club and/or involved a lesser player nothing would have occurred? Genuine question.

 

[The Blue Max]

It's rumoured that Maynard made the report.

These comments talking about Moore are just using it as an excuse to dunk on him, they just don't understand the situation.

Moore.

‘A clear red line’: Darcy Moore on the fallout from Adelaide, and his ‘profound responsibility’ to speak up

The Collingwood captain has one of the most influential voices in the game, and he’s not afraid to use it as he leads the Magpies into a qualifying final against the Crows.

www.theage.com.au

 

[PrancingPony]

Moore.

‘A clear red line’: Darcy Moore on the fallout from Adelaide, and his ‘profound responsibility’ to speak up

The Collingwood captain has one of the most influential voices in the game, and he’s not afraid to use it as he leads the Magpies into a qualifying final against the Crows.

www.theage.com.au

Fair enough then, I did hear Maynard was involved.

But the point remains, people are using Moore as a "gotcha" to try and remove credibility from a legitimate report and complaint. He was right to report it.

 

[PrancingPony]

Are you implying that 'f*****' gets said all the time but only Collingwood dobbed because they wanted Rankine out? That is, if it was another club and/or involved a lesser player nothing would have occurred? Genuine question.

The sad thing is that these people can actually vote who are spouting off this nonsense.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Mate you can't genuinely believe that's the reason? Please tell me you're having a laugh or trying to be funny.

There's no world in which you genuinely believe all of this happened because Collingwood didn't want to play against Rankine.

It became a convenient advantage and when they made the complaint, they knew full well was the likely outcome.

 

[The Blue Max]

Fair enough then, I did hear Maynard was involved.

But the point remains, people are using Moore as a "gotcha" to try and remove credibility from a legitimate report and complaint. He was right to report it.

As he said, as Pres of the AFLPA he was obligated too.

 

[PrancingPony]

It became a convenient advantage and when they made the complaint, they knew full well was the likely outcome.

Mate I don't know what to tell you, but they had every right to make that complaint, those sorts of comments on the field aren't okay, they should rightfully be called out.

Let's not pretend Rankine being suspended for being a homophobe is a bad thing now. If you think that's the only reason then I don't know what to tell you, but you're not living in reality if you believe that.

 

[Underarm]

It became a convenient advantage and when they made the complaint, they knew full well was the likely outcome.

Rankine full well knew what the likely outcome was as well, as there had been 6 previous incidences of Players getting huge bans for using that same slur.

And cruciually, no one can ever lay the claim that people wanted Jeremy Finlayson suspended because they thought he was too good of a Footballer.

 

[PrancingPony]

As he said, as Pres of the AFLPA he was obligated too.

Which is good, and we can only hope it continues to be pointed out until players realise that it isn't okay to use that word on the field (they should know already, but football players have never been the smartest people evidently)

 

[ABAB]

I don't even know what you're talking about now or what your actual point is.

Are you saying there's are mitigating reason to use a homophobic slur?

Can you explain the reason a homophobic f-word is used at all?

I'm saying the Crows supporters who booed Quaynor was because they think he also targeted Rankine with saying what Houston did to Rankine last year, that's why Houston was also booed and I heard it was multiple Collingwood players who did this.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Are you implying that 'f*****' gets said all the time but only Collingwood dobbed because they wanted Rankine out? That is, if it was another club and/or involved a lesser player nothing would have occurred? Genuine question.

I am implying that Quaynor who is not gay and was not offended by the comments and moved on, yet other Collingwood players actively chose to make it an issue and by doing so gained a significant advantage in a final. You can draw your own conclusion what the motivation to do so was.

 

[PrancingPony]

I am implying that Quaynor who is not gay and was not offended by the comments and moved on, yet other Collingwood players actively chose to make it an issue and by doing so gained a significant advantage in a final. You can draw your own conclusion what the motivation to do so was.

Why does it matter if Quaynor wasn't offended? We should be making an effort regardless of the target's reaction to call that behaviour out, it's unacceptable. How do you think fans from the LGBT community feel knowing there are enough players who still think those slurs are okay?

It's about the bigger picture as a whole, and players need to continue calling it out.

 

[Forward Press]

I am implying that Quaynor who is not gay and was not offended by the comments and moved on, yet other Collingwood players actively chose to make it an issue and by doing so gained a significant advantage in a final. You can draw your own conclusion what the motivation to do so was.

Quaynor hasn't said a single word in this whole thing, so not sure you can impute that he was not offended or moved on.

I am also not comfortable with the argument that so long as no one within earshot is offended, you should be able to say whatever slurs you want.

 

[VinnieB]

Point stands, if they didnt dob then it would have been left on the footy field where it belonged, and this fan was none the wiser. Its only an issue because Collingwood wanted to make it an issue, and wanted the advantage of not having to play against Rankine.

You mean like the other 4 or 5 similar incidents this season?

Or when Michael Long was upset with Damian Monkhurst’s racist remarks?

Or like Tex Walker being suspended for his racist remarks on Robbie Young?

Hey, why do we even bother? Make it a free for all. Anything goes on the field.

Why was Adam Goodes so precious?

You need to get out of that cave.
Moronic.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Why does it matter if Quaynor wasn't offended? We should be making an effort regardless of the target's reaction to call that behaviour out, it's unacceptable. How do you think fans from the LGBT community feel knowing there are enough players who still think those slurs are okay?

It's about the bigger picture as a whole, and players need to continue calling it out.

I disagree and dont think AFL and sport should be used to champion external causes.

 

[Underarm]

I'm saying the Crows supporters who booed Quaynor was because they think he also targeted Rankine with saying what Houston did to Rankine last year, that's why Houston was also booed and I heard it was multiple Collingwood players who did this.

But surely players target players all the time in the same way that Houston and (according to you) Quaynor did. Why is it that only Quaynor gets booed for doing that?

 

[Forward Press]

You mean like the other 4 or 5 similar incidents this season?

Or when Michael Long was upset with Damian Monkhurst’s racist remarks?

Or like Tex Walker being suspended for his racist remarks on Robbie Young?

Hey, why do we even bother? Make it a free for all. Anything goes on the field.

Why was Adam Goodes so precious?

You need to get out of that cave.
Moronic.

If it happened nowadays, people would genuinely think Nicky Winmar should have kept it to himself, his gesture was unnecessarily provocative, and he'd get deservedly booed the next time he played at Victoria Park for getting Collingwood into trouble.

 

[PrancingPony]

I disagree and dont think AFL and sport should be used to champion external causes.

At the end of the day letting players get away with this sort of behaviour will only hamper players who are gay from coming out, and statistically there will be plenty in the competition currently who are, do we really want to create an environment where they don't feel comfortable being who they are?

Good people don't use homophobic slurs, it's that simple. There are so many other words that can be used, it's very easy not to jump to a word that has negative connotations to an entire community.

It's not about "championing external causes" it's called being a good person and not being a dickhead.

 

[Makeshift Park]

I disagree and dont think AFL and sport should be used to champion external causes.

There’s nothing external about it.

There are gay men playing AFL who don’t like going to work and hearing their colleagues denigrate their sexuality with offhand insults.

In any other industry, there would be nothing controversial about this at all.

 

[Satan]

For the russian bots

Adam Goodes 'cut down' by racist booing because he was powerful, says commentator Charlie King

Sports broadcaster Charlie King calls out Andrew Bolt, Eddie McGuire, and Sam Newman, and lays down a challenge to AFL to prove it has changed, in the wake of a documentary chronicling racism that led to the end of the Australian footballer Adam Goodes's celebrated career.

www.abc.net.au

 

[ABAB]

But surely players target players all the time in the same way that Houston and (according to you) Quaynor did. Why is it that only Quaynor gets booed for doing that?

What? Saying "I'll put you in a stretcher like last year"??? Sidebottom did a fake shoulder charge at Rankine late in the game after he kicked a goal and was celebrating with his team mates and you could see Rankine's reaction. Houston was also booed last night and I guess those booing Quaynor think he also said it.

 

[PrancingPony]

What? Saying "I'll put you in a stretcher like last year"??? Sidebottom did a fake shoulder charge at Rankine late in the game after he kicked a goal and was celebrating with his team mate and you could see Rankine's reaction. Houston was also booed last night and I guess those booing think Quaynor also said it.

Mate, you're missing the past where the boos for Quaynor were significantly louder.

Houston got booed, passed it off the Quaynor and you could hear the crowd erupt more. They're not related at all.

 

[Underarm]

What? Saying "I'll put you in a stretcher like last year"??? Sidebottom did a fake shoulder charge at Rankine late in the game after he kicked a goal and was celebrating with his team mate and you could see Rankine's reaction. Houston was also booed last night and I guess those booing think Quaynor also said it.

So why didn't Sidebottom get booed?

 

[Forward Press]

At the end of the day letting players get away with this sort of behaviour will only hamper players who are gay from coming out, and statistically there will be plenty in the competition currently who are, do we really want to create an environment where they don't feel comfortable being who they are?

There are gay men playing AFL who don’t like going to work and hearing their colleagues denigrate their sexuality with offhand insults.

Thought the experience of Mitch Brown (the West Coast one) would have been ample evidence - apparently not.