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

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Removals every weeks.

That was his point. At the MCG you would be removed if you were repeatedly using those words.

 

[1990crow]

Continuing their reputation as a homophobic and racist club.

Just ask their fans though, it must be a conspiracy because they’re not a Victorian club. Absolute joke.

A very toxic fanbase.

Please. Hawks fans are the worst in all the games I've been to at MCG.

 

[Underarm]

Continuing their reputation as a homophobic and racist club.

Just ask their fans though, it must be a conspiracy because they’re not a Victorian club. Absolute joke.

A very toxic fanbase.

Pot meet kettle.

 

[Skeppersap]

Rankine should just deny he said it, sold out crowd with the noise he could have said anything. Make them bring in lip readers to prove it. Trying to equate 'homosexual slurs' with racism against someone who 99.9 % sure isn't gay is madness

So the racism card does trump the homophobe card? Got it, cheers!

 

[HairyO]

Please. Hawks fans are the worst in all the games I've been to at MCG.

Go on. List all the things that have them worse than Collingwood fans.

 

[1990crow]

Go on. List all the things that have them worse than Collingwood fans.

I've heard Hawks sending death threats to Crows fans once.
Another time a Hawks fan made homophobic comments to a section of crows fans after the Hawks kicked the winning goal in 2012 prelim.

 

[Stax on the mill]

Would be more interesting if Rankine was a Colllingwood player and then we could see how much balls the AFL have or don't have aka Maynard and Bradshaw.

I don't think Adelaide will get any special treatment if Rankine is found guilty.

Ignorant and stupid comment. Maynard could not have been found guilty under AFL rules in place at the time of the accidental collision with Brayshaw. They subsequently changed the rules to cover those situations. If it happened now he’d get 6 weeks at least, regardless of being a Pies player or not.

 

[57 Milner]

Continuing their reputation as a homophobic and racist club.

Wow, this from your mob. Guess you've forgetton Cyril already. But yeah, I know introspection isn't a core value at your club.

 

[HairyO]

I've heard Hawks sending death threats to Crows fans once.
Another time a Hawks fan made homophobic comments to a section of crows fans after the Hawks kicked the winning goal in 2012 prelim.

OMG. A death threat? Did you think they were serious and alert the police?

2012 Prelim... youre telling me... it.happened.right.in.front.of.you ???

Are you THE guy?

 

[Gavin Excell]

Fine, ban him for 8 weeks. Make it 10 and make a statement. But its unworkable and impossible to be consistent when you are suspending based on words.

That's right we fire people from workplaces and suspend them because instead of continuing to improve structural protections for vilified groups and focusing on building resilience we instead validate people's desire to feel offended.

Like most inclusion policies, it's the result of people making a dollar off it somewhere. Plenty of examples that make you wonder.

The thing is when you sign up to work in the system and get rewarded so well, there's an obligation on you to adhere to company policies
AFL is no different

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

The AFL and its suspensions have been a disgrace for a long time.

This season is almost as bad as any. We had the West Coast player push a Richmond player in the pre season which resulted in Lalor breaking his jaw which is the worst injury suffered in this push suspension movement? The west coast player got zero weeks. There have been other instances where some players have gotten weeks others got off.

It should be clear cut if your suspending people it’s the action not the outcome.

How do you justify Mansell getting 3 weeks for a push , Balta getting 4 or 5 weeks for assaulting someone that could have resulted in death and slurs can have the same outcome or worse.

It really is a chook lotto, Rankine has to get 4-5 weeks if they are consistent with previous bans but watch them make up some bullshit ruling and he gets a fine or misses the last round. For what it’s worth I don’t think a slur is worth the same punishment as assaulting someone.

Jeremy McGovern had to retire due to a push by Jake Melksham..... I think he got Lalor covered

 

[raskolnikov]

No surprise something like this came from Rankine. He would be my second choice at the Crows (behind Tex obviously) to use this kind of language.

Tex, Finlayson, Izak. I think the AFL need to go easy on these players, they should realise that if you are living in a city stuck in the 70s, you will talk like someone from the 70s.

South Australia was the first state to decriminalise homosexuality.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

AFL will pretend they have no evidence and we move on seems the most logical conclusion here

 

[1990crow]

OMG. A death threat? Did you think they were serious and alert the police?

2012 Prelim... youre telling me... it.happened.right.in.front.of.you ???

Are you THE guy?

What do you think this thread is all about, exactly?

 

[offtherails9]

Wow, this from your mob. Guess you've forgetton Cyril already.

Ah yes the case that the AFL or law couldn’t find any racism in?

 

[HairyO]

What do you think this thread is all about, exactly?

Yet another Crows player making a slur and their supporters blaming everyone else but themselves?

 

[1990crow]

Wow, this from your mob. Guess you've forgetton Cyril already. But yeah, I know introspection isn't a core value at your club.

Most racist AFL club full stop.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Reports from Adelaide this morning is Rankine self reported and already apologised. He was making fun of Isaac Quaynor

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In that case AFL cant sweep it under the rug and they sure as hell cant give him less thn 4 weeks... surely?

 

[1990crow]

Yet another Crows player making a slur and their supporters blaming everyone else but themselves?

Your mob had a go at the club, just reminding you the Hawks are the worst offenders.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Has Rankine self reported?

 

[Gavin Excell]

Reports from Adelaide this morning is Rankine self reported and already apologised. He was making fun of Isaac Quaynor

In that case AFL cant sweep it under the rug and they sure as hell cant give him less thn 4 weeks... surely?

Answered my question

 

[HairyO]

Your mob had a go at the club, just reminding you the Hawks are the worst offenders.

Hawks are the worst because you claim to have seen 2 things happen. You got me convinced.

Will you be contacting the Crows and giving them your 2 examples to be used as a part of the defence?

Has Rankine self reported?

The more important question is: did he self report before or after the story was going to break?

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Hawks are the worst because you claim to have seen 2 things happen. You got me convinced.

Will you be contacting the Crows and giving them your 2 examples to be used as a part of the defence?



The more important question is: did he self report before or after the story was going to break?

Its fairly certain that Collingwood would have given Adelaide a ring to tell them to self report at the very least.

 

[BEEG]

If Saturday night is anything to go off he probably wins the Jim Stynes award.

 

[offtherails9]

Your mob had a go at the club, just reminding you the Hawks are the worst offenders.

No current Hawks players or officials have been banned for racist remarks.
No opposition players have given middle fingers to fans at Hawks fans due to constant abuse after a home team victory.
Make it make sense. This is about Rankine and his disgusting remark