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'It's a Firestorm': Saints Coach on Tribunal Furore

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon confirmed on Thursday the club is considering an appeal against Lance Collard's seven-week ban announced on Tuesday for using a homophobic slur.
While Collard faces suspension for a homophobic slur, Port Adelaide star Zak Butters was fined $1,500 after being found guilty of abusing field umpire Nick Foot during last Sunday night's clash.
Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell labeled the Butters case a "debacle," while Brisbane coach Chris Fagan questioned how the tribunal decided without conclusive evidence.
St Kilda has until Saturday to lodge an appeal for Collard, while Port Adelaide maintains Butters was unfairly branded a liar by the tribunal's finding that it was "implausible that Mr Foot would invent the offending comment."
Lyon warned the "firestorm" surrounding the AFL Tribunal inflicts "incredibly challenging" stress on players, arguing the process itself causes lasting damage to individuals caught in high-profile cases.

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'It's a firestorm': Saints coach on tribunal furore

St Kilda's coach Ross Lyon says there's a "firestorm" in the AFL around the tribunal process as other coaches also weigh in on the controversies.

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AFL Tribunal Hands Lance Collard Lengthy Suspension for Use Of Homophobic Slur

St Kilda forward Lance Collard has been suspended for seven matches after an AFL tribunal found he used a homophobic slur during a Victorian Football League match. The 21-year-old was given a nine-week sanction, with two weeks suspended until the end of the season, leaving him with an effective seven-game ban for the vilification offence. […] The post AFL Tribunal Hands Lance Collard Lengthy Suspension for Use Of Homophobic Slur appeared first …

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