AFL legend Kane Cornes has slammed North Melbourne for his or her “hypocrisy” surrounding their differing remedies of Jason Horne-Francis and Tarryn Thomas after the latter was charged with threatening to distribute an intimate picture.
Thomas’ most up-to-date indiscretion was his second of the low season after he was stopped by police having pushed with a suspended license over the Christmas break.
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However, these throughout the Kangaroos set-up have rallied across the 22-year-old and “will continue to work with Thomas regarding behavioural expectations.”
In comparability, Horne-Francis, who North Melbourne took with the No. 1 choose within the 2022 Draft, was dropped from the group forward of their Round 21 conflict towards Adelaide for not taking an ice bathtub correctly in entrance of interim coach Leigh Adams.
The teenager was ultimately traded to Port Adelaide within the low season, with Kangaroos ahead Cam Zurhaar taking a swipe at Horne-Francis in an Instagram story after the latter was seen carrying North Melbourne equipment in an low season coaching session.
With such contrasting approaches to the gamers’ points, Cornes was left baffled as to why Thomas seemingly obtained the higher finish of the stick.
“Horne-Francis wasn’t under police investigation,” Cornes wrote in a column for SEN.
“He didn’t lose his license, he didn’t drive without a license, and wasn’t arrested or charged with a crime.
“He missed an ice bath. He was homesick and he played like a frustrated teenager at a poor football club.
“I expected a strong public response from president Sonja Hood and new CEO Jennifer Watt, which sends a message that this kind of behaviour and treatment of women won’t be tolerated.
“Instead, the club is excited to see Thomas, who they tell us is a great kid, play in his new position across half back.
“The hypocrisy is impossible to miss.”
Originally revealed as ‘Hypocrisy is impossible to miss’: Kane Cornes slams North Melbourne’s
