In a newly released podcast episode, former West Coast Eagles player Mitch Brown has shared a fresh message to Izak Rankine following his homophobic slur scandal.

Brown, who came out as bisexual after the scandal and amidst fiery debate, sat down on The Imperfects podcast and shared a new message to the Crows star.

He said he had reached out to Rankine and that he doesn’t blame him for any existing homophobic culture in the AFL.

“I don’t blame Izak Rankine. I would never point out an individual, it’s more than that. I reached out to Izak Rankine … the reason why I reached out, I watched him on screen apologising for what he did. I can feel the hurt and heaviness on him,” Brown said.

“I just wanted to let him know it’s not his fault. He’s not a bad person,” he said.

He went on to say R

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