Adelaide Crows granted extension as Izak Rankine suspension looms

Adelaide has been granted an extension to arrange a response after the AFL reportedly knowledgeable the Crows that Izak Rankine could be supplied a season-ending five-game ban over the allegation he uttered a homophobic slur.

The Crows are 4 factors clear atop the ladder and gunning for his or her first flag since 1998 however seem set to lose the sensible small ahead for his or her finals tilt.

Eddie McGuire reported on 9’s Footy Categorised on Tuesday night time that the AFL would deal Rankine a five-game ban after it was alleged he directed a homophobic slur towards a Collingwood opponent throughout Saturday’s match at Adelaide Oval.

The AFL has since introduced a closing choice will not be made till Thursday after the deadline for the Crows to lodge an enchantment was prolonged by an extra day.

Izak Rankine. AFL Photographs through Getty Pictures

The AFL’s concession comes after Collingwood coach Craig McRae claimed on Wednesday that the AFL trade was lagging behind in regard to homophobia.

“I feel as an trade we have been gradual to the celebration, however we do not wish to settle for these behaviours in our office,” McRae informed media.

“I feel nobody desires that in our office, and the AFL trade’s no totally different.”

Requested if the Collingwood participant at whom the alleged slur was directed was OK, McRae stated: “Yeah, I feel so. We had a superb chat on the weekend after which once more on Monday morning simply to test in. It is about ensuring our gamers are protected.”

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He then stated he did not need individuals to “demonise” Rankine.

“Everybody’s allowed to make errors,” McRae stated.

“The younger lad looks like a very respectful younger man, and he is made an error. The AFL will take their very own course on that, however you are allowed to make errors, as properly.”

Former Adelaide captain Rory Sloane stated McGuire’s report that Rankine would obtain a five-match ban was “devastating”, however admitted it wasn’t “stunning”.

“I feel the final really feel from the membership since they discovered was this was all the time going to be the case,” Sloane stated on Footy Categorised.

“The one alternative you’ve got in these conditions is to just accept it and transfer on. And that is what they’re going to do.

“Squads win finals. Bob Murphy missed [finals] for the Bulldogs [in 2016], Andrew Gaff missed for West Coast [in 2018], a few huge video games, they nonetheless went on to win flags, and the entire mentality of that footy membership is squads win finals.”

Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks was scheduled to face media in his weekly press convention on Wednesday, however that has been pushed again to Friday.