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

[PoppedCorn]

This whole im surprised i thought we moved past this stuff is unbelievable tbh.
Do u think every person on the planet has the same view on racism and sexual prefs?

There's idiots in the world and also people who have diff views to those idiots

 

[Obeanie1]

You sound surprised obeanie
A hoppa like blow up
Bad for business
Looking like being a leader in stopping homophobic slur
Good for business

I'm not surprised.

No-one is.

AFL and integrity. Lol. If there is a dollar in it they will be all over it. If not or it could damage the bottom line (no pun intended) "nothing to see here"

 

[HairyO]

Didn't the AFL themselves say that the length of suspension will continue to increase for these.

The last one copped 6

There are a few discounts the AFL will look to apply. They will spend the next couple of days working out what they can get away with.

 

[PearLover5]

Gee a lot of Crows supporters acting like he should just “deny” it and try to hide from it.
It shouldn’t matter if it happens in round 1 or round 24. It’s pretty embarrassing for him and his club and he should be stood down for a period of time, as would happen in any other workplace.
Might seem minor to some but this kind of thing sticks with you. Tex still gets labelled a flog for his actions, Finlayson is known as the port homophobic guy to casual viewers I know.

 

[Elixuh]

What are Roweys views on 5aa on this matter? I’m sure they’ll be balanced and reasoned.

 

[croweater 41]

'Hey Izak, self report and we'll make sure you're back for the grand final'

Here Izak have a 4 week ban, you can miss North, we will count the league bye as another week, miss the first final and then either miss the Semi or we will count the week off again as another week and you can be back for Preliminary Final week (assuming Crows make it).

Fully tongue in cheek there but I read somewhere in here about consistency of bans, we know that doesn't exist and no point looking at previous incidents as the AFL don't care about that they just make it up on the spot.

If he has said something of the nature of what is being reported than cop whatever it is on the chin. We have found another way to bottle what was going to be a pretty good chance of going deep into September.

 

[Pies No 1]

This whole im surprised i thought we moved past this stuff is unbelievable tbh.
Do u think every person on the planet has the same view on racism and sexual prefs?

There's idiots in the world and also people who have diff views to those idiots

No different when politicians and police say "we want to stop this from ever happening again" when referring to various crimes. There will always be people out there doing these things. The only way to stop humans doing bad things is to labotomize everybody. Free will and free thinking will always generate good and bad behaviour

Some people think we all have a collective mind.

 

[ABAB]

Gee a lot of Crows supporters acting like he should just “deny” it and try to hide from it.
It shouldn’t matter if it happens in round 1 or round 24. It’s pretty embarrassing for him and his club and he should be stood down for a period of time, as would happen in any other workplace.
Might seem minor to some but this kind of thing sticks with you. Tex still gets labelled a flog for his actions, Finlayson is known as the port homophobic guy to casual viewers I know.

"Might seem minor to some but this kind of thing sticks with you. Tex still gets labelled a flog for his actions, Finlayson is known as the port homophobic guy to casual viewers I know." Talk about a contradiction lol.

 

[Gavin Excell]

There are a few discounts the AFL will look to apply. They will spend the next couple of days working out what they can get away with.

While keeping a close eye on the prevailing media commentary

 

[PearLover5]

"Might seem minor to some but this kind of thing sticks with you. Tex still gets labelled a flog for his actions, Finlayson is known as the port homophobic guy to casual viewers I know." Talk about a contradiction lol.

Sorry?
If casual viewers know a player as “that homophobic guy”, doesn’t that just reinforce that incidents like this do stick with you?
Crow reading comprehension

 

[Gavin Excell]

Gee a lot of Crows supporters acting like he should just “deny” it and try to hide from it.
It shouldn’t matter if it happens in round 1 or round 24. It’s pretty embarrassing for him and his club and he should be stood down for a period of time, as would happen in any other workplace.
Might seem minor to some but this kind of thing sticks with you. Tex still gets labelled a flog for his actions, Finlayson is known as the port homophobic guy to casual viewers I know.

Most Crows supporter comments that I have read are seemingly accepting of a penalty and are more angry with the player for being an idiot

 

[HairyO]

While keeping a close eye on the prevailing media commentary

I think the media will be very careful going too hard in defence given they then risk being called out by the outrage Twitter mob.

 

[schneebly111]

South Australia was the first state to decriminalise homosexuality.

It’s more the environment than the location.

Let’s be honest now, footy players don’t exactly grow up in an environment of LGBT tolerance. They’re young boys barely out of school who hung around other physically fit but probably not academically inspiring young boys. Mucking around and all that stuff. Plus you’ve got all the “alpha” influencers like you’re Andrew Tates or Isaac Butterfields putting some pretty misogynistic and homophobic crap into the minds of impressionable youth, and it’s no surprise in the heat of anger they drop a slur they use amongst their mates 24/7 or hear on their favourite podcast.

Completely stamping it out would take generational change and societal change of what young boys are being told on social media, so it’s not going to stop anytime soon

 

[croweater 41]

Most Crows supporter comments that I have read are seemingly accepting of a penalty and are more angry with the player for being an idiot

There is always the minority that seem to be louder than the majority.

Grief (of what could have been) also will hit others in different ways. I have seen a few in bargaining stage, most are in the anger as you said at the player no one else stage, some have hit acceptance. Unfortunately we will have to likely try and bat deep into September without a player that may have turned a final on its head at any given moment.

 

[unplugged]

Probably get the old 10 week suspended sentence

 

[Hoops]

Hmm, another one of these.

Once again, in the interests of protecting a group of people from ‘harm’ associated with the hearing of a word, we create a weeks long drama in which that word is relentlessly repeated or alluded to all over society and the media.

Seriously, if the aim is to actually protect gay people from hearing bad words, as an approach it’s a massive strategic fail.

But that is not what it's about

 

[MF]

There are a few discounts the AFL will look to apply. They will spend the next couple of days working out what they can get away with.

Oh they definitely will and it's getting ****ing tiresome. Either have the balls to dish out the actual penalties or just bring in some finals discount or partially suspended sentence or something for finals if you don't have the balls to apply the appropriate penalty.

 

[Golden_6]

Here Izak have a 4 week ban, you can miss North, we will count the league bye as another week, miss the first final and then either miss the Semi or we will count the week off again as another week and you can be back for Preliminary Final week (assuming Crows make it).

Fully tongue in cheek there but I read somewhere in here about consistency of bans, we know that doesn't exist and no point looking at previous incidents as the AFL don't care about that they just make it up on the spot.

If he has said something of the nature of what is being reported than cop whatever it is on the chin. We have found another way to bottle what was going to be a pretty good chance of going deep into September.

Didn't the VFL reduce a St. Kilda players sentence because Ross complained that 4 matches included 2 weeks where they didn't play so it was essentially a 6 week suspension?

I fully expect this is where they will go. A 4 'week' suspension that includes the week off and the semi-final. Back just in time for the prelim.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Delayed: AFL's unexpected move on Rankine's alleged homophobic slur

The matter is being investigated.

www.sen.com.au

Doesnt look good for Rankine. Sounds more on the serious side of slurs and Collingwood were not happy about it after the game.....

Think we looking at more then Jack Grahams 4 weeks

 

[joe444]

Prepare to get the conspiracy theories out, but this is only going one way.

 

[dogs105]

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?

Should be 8. And if anyone else is dumb enough after this, they get 16. It's ****ing 2025.

 

[Do_Beta_Rapport]

If Dillon fronts the media then they are going hard / 4+ weeks.

If Kane, they are trying to bury it/lenient.

Unfortunately for her they send her out to bear the brunt when things aren’t going well.

 

[gbear]

What are Roweys views on 5aa on this matter? I’m sure they’ll be balanced and reasoned.

He will defend it along with many of the Adelaide media protection racket!

 

[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?

Statement from the club talks about an alleged incident
There's no reference to him self reporting

 

[Gough]

Hmm, another one of these.

Once again, in the interests of protecting a group of people from ‘harm’ associated with the hearing of a word, we create a weeks long drama in which that word is relentlessly repeated or alluded to all over society and the media.

Seriously, if the aim is to actually protect gay people from hearing bad words, as an approach it’s a massive strategic fail.

I don't worry too much about what he said but I'm in my fifties been out for over thirty years and dickheads like Rankine don't worry me these days. That said if I was a fifteen year closeted lad who loves footy I'd just see it as another example of not being welcome in the game.