North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson says he nonetheless desires to work with Tarryn Thomas regardless of the newest transgressions of the poorly behaving Kangaroo.
Clarkson says Thomas stays at a stage the place he can nonetheless resurrect his soccer profession, pointing to the actions of Collingwood star Jordan De Goey to scrub up his life when he was at a crossroads final yr.
Thomas’ return to the Kangaroos was on Tuesday pushed again by the membership after he posted a video to his Instagram account displaying him driving a automobile recklessly along with his ft on the dashboard.
An announcement from North Melbourne following the put up stated the 22-year-old had not made “adequate progress” to return to the membership.
Clarkson advised Thomas would profit from the construction in his life supplied by the soccer membership upon his return, however stated the Kangaroos wanted to see him not less than “reduce the frequency” of his poor behaviour.
“At some point in time, the club and he are going to make the decision because these types of behaviours can’t be ongoing, there needs to be some learning from it,” Clarkson stated.
“And once he does indicate to us that he’s actually fully committed to his footy, then he’ll come back into this program.
“I think the best environment for him is to be within the routine and structure of the football club.”
De Goey’s obvious off-field redemption confirmed a blueprint for Thomas to scrub up his life off the sector and return to enjoying soccer at a excessive degree, Clarkson stated.
“I just look at a guy like Jordan De Goey who 12 months ago just couldn’t seem to do anything right but now is grown up, matured, he’s playing great footy,” he stated.
“The realisation from him, he said ‘you know, the person I was 12 months ago wasn’t the person I want to be’, and he’s made some changes to his life.
“I think the wider football world is looking at Jordan De Goey and saying, ‘well done, you were a peanut at different stages in the last couple of years and you fixed yourself up, good work’, and we’re hoping that Tarryn can do exactly the same thing.”
Clarkson stated Thomas had severe off-field points that weren’t identified to the general public, and hit again at folks “throwing darts from the outside”.
“We don’t know what’s going on in his life, no one does, and needless to say he’s had some challenges in terms of his life away from footy that not one other person in this room would want to have to endure,” he stated.
“Showcase your talents on the football field, not necessarily in a nightclub or in a car or elsewhere and on social media – we’re interested in where his greatest expertise is, is what he can do on that patch of grass out there with the goalposts.
“I reckon that needs to be the dangling carrot for him, about how productive his life could look if he gets the stability of footy back in his life again.”
Source: www.news.com.au
