Watch footy star Jeremy Finlayson’s shock reaction to being banned for three games for infamous homophobic slur – as his wife Kellie also hits out
- Jeremy Finlayson says he is shocked by a suspension
- Wife Kellie objected to the way the news was reported
- Finlayson serves suspension for homophobic slur
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Port Adelaide star Jeremy Finlayson has revealed he is ‘offended’ by his three-week ban for an on-field homophobic slur as his wife Kellie also hit out at his treatment.
Finlayson was banned for three weeks and ordered to attend and pay for a Pride In Sport training program after using the term ‘f****t’ to describe an Essendon player in the Power’s round four match.
While performing on wife Kellie’s The ‘Sh!t Talkers’ podcast this week the AFL star spoke briefly about how he feels about the sanction.
‘(It) p***ed me off that I got a three-week ban, that’s what has knocked me over the edge,’ he said.
“We leave it there and (know) it.”
Suspended Port Adelaide player Jeremy Finlayson says he’s p***ed off by a suspension
Finlayson (pictured with wife Kellie) was hit with a three-week ban for a homophobic slur
When the story was reported on by the Adelaide Advertiser, Kellie took to social media to slam the publication – despite writing a column for the paper.
“The fact that this is the take you’ve taken from such a powerful podcast episode highlighting the daily struggles one man has gone through while still showing up to perform for the incredible AFL community and play that game , he loves, is incredibly embarrassing,’ she wrote in a since-deleted post.
“You had the chance to highlight the incredible man he is, the incredible devastating years he lived, and you chose to beat him up and tear him down after reporting on the impact the media is having on these boys’ mental health, because just weeks ago.” ‘
The podcast episode primarily featured Finlayson fielding questions from listeners about wife Kellie’s battle with cancer and juggling his role as a professional footballer with being a husband and father.
Finlayson formally apologized for making the complaint while awaiting the outcome of the AFL’s investigation.
“I take full responsibility for what happened on Friday night,” Finlayson said in a statement released by Port Adelaide.
‘The word I used is very unacceptable in the game of football. We have to stamp it and I am very remorseful.’
“I knew immediately it was not acceptable and I take full responsibility,” Finlayson said.
Kellie Finlayson hit out at the way her husband’s remarks were reported by the same newspaper she writes a column for
Kellie, who is bravely battling cancer, said her husband has had an ‘incredibly devastating year’
Finlayson apologized for his comment during the match and said he took full responsibility – before blasting the length of his ban
‘I addressed it at the time and … let everyone know what happened and it is now in the hands of the AFL to investigate.
‘I continue to reflect and improve myself and get all the education I can to make myself better.’