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Justin Chadwick and Shayne Hope

First-year Swan cops five-match ban for homophobic slur

Riak Andrew will serve a five-week ban for a homophobic slur he now "deeply regrets". (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Sydney defender Riak Andrew has been slapped with a five-match AFL suspension after being found guilty of using a homophobic slur while representing the Swans' reserves team.

First-year player Andrew, the younger brother of Gold Coast star Mac Andrew, used the slur during the Swans' VFL clash with North Melbourne on Saturday.

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