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Coach weighs in as AFL grants Crows' wish over slur ban

Adelaide have been granted extra time to respond to the proposed sanction for Izak Rankine's slur. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

Adelaide and Izak Rankine remain in discussions with the AFL over his pending ban for a homophobic slur, as a rival coach says the star Crow should not be demonised for his mistake.

The AFL on Wednesday granted the Crows' request for additional time to respond to the league's proposed sanction, which reportedly includes a five-match ban that would end Rankine's season.

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