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Melbourne Demons skipper Max Gawn has declared he is 'embarrassed' to be known as a footy player as AFL stars keep getting busted using homophobic slurs during matches.
A fed-up Gawn, 32, told Triple M's Marty Sheargold Show on Friday the on-field slurs need to stop.
It follows Gold Coast Suns star Wil Powell being slapped with a five-game ban after he called a rival player from the Brisbane Lions a 'f****t', which further illustrated the code's issue with homophobia.
Powell follows Jeremy Finlayson on the sidelines after the Port Adelaide star uttered the same slur in a match against Essendon in April.
Finlayson received a three-game ban, and Gawn was scathing when asked for his thoughts on the matter.
Melbourne Demons skipper Max Gawn has declared he is 'embarrassed' to be known as a footy player given AFL stars continue to use homophobic language during matches
Speaking to Triple M's Marty Sheargold Show on Friday morning, premiership-winning skipper Gawn believes players need to be better
'I'm not too fussed about the [Powell, five-game] punishment,' he said.
'I'm just pretty embarrassed about the AFL cohort slipping up time and time again.
'It's embarrassing to call yourself an AFL
