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Port Adelaide forward Jeremy Finlayson has formally apologised for making a homophobic slur during his side's win over Essendon as he awaits the outcome of an AFL investigation.

The incident happened during the third quarter of the Power's 69-point victory over the Bombers at Adelaide Oval during Gather Round.

'I take full responsibility for what happened Friday night,' Finlayson said in a statement released by Port Adelaide on Sunday.

'The word I used is very unacceptable in the game of football. We need to stamp it out and I'm very remorseful.'

It is understood an umpire's microphone picked up the insult and multiple players heard it.