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Oliver Caffrey

Port's Finlayson suspended for homophobic slur

Port Adelaide's Jeremy Finlayson has copped a three-game AFL ban. (Morgan Hancock/AAP PHOTOS)

Port Adelaide forward Jeremy Finlayson has become the first AFL player suspended for using a homophobic slur after accepting a three-game ban.

The AFL deemed Finlayson used an "unprompted and highly offensive" remark against an unnamed Essendon player during the third quarter of the Power's 69-point thumping of the Bombers on Friday night.

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