AFL Rankine Investigation: Homophobic Slur Allegations

Adelaide have confirmed that one of their players is under examination.

“We are aware of an alleged matter involving one of our players in Saturday night’s game and we are in discussions with the AFL,” a club spokesperson said on Monday.

The Crows defeated the Magpies to lock in a first finals campaign as 2017 and tighten their grip on top spot with one round remaining in the home and away season.

Rankine has been critical to the Crows’ rise into premiership contention after the club finished 15th last year.

The 25-year-old has averaged 20.5 disposals and booted 31 goals this season as his creative spark is a key to the Crows’ success.

rankine is yet to play in a finals series after spending four seasons with Gold Coast before joining a rebuilding adelaide at the end of 2022.

But the resurgent Crows’ premiership hopes could face a huge blow as the AFL integrity unit looks into the alleged incident.

“it’s obviously in the AFL’s hands and we will let them investigate and see what happens,” Adelaide captain Jordan Dawson said on monday.

the AFL has handed out suspensions ranging from three to five matches in the past two seasons to players found guilty of conduct unbecoming.