{"id":720501,"date":"2026-06-07T06:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/720501\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T06:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:31:11","slug":"afl-2026-max-knobel-under-investigation-for-homophobic-slur-gold-coast-suns-ruck-vfl-match-vs-brisbane-lions-report-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/720501\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL 2026: Max Knobel under investigation for homophobic slur, Gold Coast Suns ruck, VFL match vs Brisbane Lions, report, latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Untried Gold Coast ruck Max Knobel is reportedly the latest AFL player to come under investigation for an alleged homophobic slur.<\/p>\n

Seven\u2019s Mitch Cleary reported on Sunday morning<\/a> that the 21-year-old made a comment towards a Brisbane opponent in Saturday afternoon\u2019s Q-Clash curtain-raiser, in an incident which is now being scrutinised by the AFL\u2019s Integrity Unit.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Gold Coast Suns are aware of an incident involving one of its players in Saturday\u2019s VFL match against the Brisbane Lions,\u201d a Suns spokesperson told Seven.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe club is currently cooperating fully with the AFL\u2019s Integrity Unit as part of an ongoing investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report comes just a month after Brisbane\u2019s Koby Evans received a four-match penalty<\/a> for a homophobic slur in a VFL match, among a number of other AFL-listed players in the last two years.<\/p>\n

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