Overview
- Collard received an offer on Monday of a three-match VFL suspension for a high hit, which drops to two games with an early plea.
- He caught Frankston’s Jackson Voss high in the third quarter at Kinetic Stadium, triggering an all-in brawl.
- The AFL integrity unit is probing a separate claim that he used a homophobic slur in the same game, which he denies by saying he said “maggot,” and St Kilda says it is cooperating.
- AFLW All-Australian Kate McCarthy said the Saints should terminate his contract if the investigation confirms the allegation.
- He served a six-game ban in 2024 for homophobic slurs and completed Pride in Sport education, and the league has almost no precedent for a repeat case, raising the chance of a harsher penalty.