Overview

• Rankine must also complete additional Pride In Sport training as part of the sanction.
• He admitted using the slur, apologised to the Collingwood player and cooperated with the AFL Integrity Unit investigation.
• Adelaide will not appeal; CEO Tim Silvers said the club will prioritise Rankine’s welfare and plans to send him away from his home city briefly.
• The suspension rules Rankine out of round 24 and the start of finals, with a narrow route to play only if the Crows lose their qualifying final and still reach the grand final.
• AFL chief Andrew Dillon declined to detail the “compelling medical submissions,” said finals were not weighted differently, and noted Rankine is the sixth player suspended for a homophobic remark in the past two seasons.