Lions player under investigation for alleged homophobic slur in VFL

He is yet to make his AFL debut.Evans is under investigation for allegedly using a homophobic slur against a Coburg player during the match The AFL said late on Monday that the incident had been referred to its Integrity Unit.The Lions said Evans had apologised and expressed remorse."The club is aware of the incident and has been working with Coburg and the AFL on it," a Lions spokesman said."The club has confirmed the player has apologised multiple times — on field and again post-match."The player is extremely remorseful and takes full responsibility."The club is disappointed the incident has occurred while supporting and educating the player."The incident follows a series of AFL players being suspended for making homophobic comments in games in the AFL and VFL.St Kilda's Lance Collard was at the centre of a controversial recent case