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Brisbane Lions player Koby Evans is under investigation by the AFL for allegedly uttering a homophobic remark while playing in the VFL on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The AFL has confirmed that the league\u2019s integrity unit was made aware of an alleged incident that occurred during Saturday\u2019s game between the Lions and Coburg.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe have been made aware of a matter arising from the VFL round six match between Coburg and the Brisbane Lions, which has been referred to the AFL integrity unit,\u201d the AFL said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Evans was drafted to the Lions with pick No.38 last year.<\/p>\n
Related Article The Lions confirmed the AFL was looking at the matter.<\/p>\n \u201cThe club is aware of the incident and has been working with Coburg and the AFL on it,\u201d Brisbane said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe club has confirmed the player has apologised multiple times \u2013 on the field and again post match.<\/p>\n \u201cThe player is extremely remorseful and takes full responsibility.<\/p>\n \u201cThe club is disappointed the incident has occurred, while supporting and educating the player.\u201d<\/p>\n The alleged incident follows a protracted investigation and tribunal process involving St Kilda player Lance Collard, who denied calling an opponent a \u201cf\u2014ing f—-t\u201d in the VFL.<\/p>\n Collard was initially handed a nine-week suspension, which was effectively reduced to two weeks by the AFL Appeals Board.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The AFL then removed the chair of the appeals board, Will Houghton KC<\/a>, after rejecting his reasoning that it was \u201ccommonplace\u201d for players to use racial, homophobic or sexist language at the most competitive levels of the game.<\/p>\n The investigation into Evans\u2019 alleged remark is the eighth time the AFL has dealt with an incident of alleged homophobic language in the past three years.<\/p>\n Collard had previously been suspended for six matches for a homophobic slur.<\/p>\n Adelaide star Izak Rankine was suspended for four matches at the end of last season, which wiped him out of the Crows\u2019 finals campaign.<\/p>\n Sydney\u2019s Riak Andrews, West Coast\u2019s Jack Graham, Port Adelaide\u2019s Jeremy Finlayson and Gold Coast\u2019s Wil Powell had previously served bans for homophobic language.<\/p>\n More to come<\/p>\n Keep up to date with the best AFL coverage in the country. Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"Lance](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777297931_812_aed23d5be57c387992359b766dbfdabdec6503ee.jpeg\")
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