North Melbourne are standing behind troubled utility Tarryn Thomas, however say they’ll await the result of courtroom proceedings earlier than confirming their “next course of action”.
Thomas hit the headlines final month after being charged with threatening to distribute an intimate picture.
In a separate incident, he was stopped by police when driving with a suspended licence in the course of the Kangaroos’ Christmas break.
This week extra allegations had been aired within the media about Thomas’ remedy of girls, with North Melbourne president Sonja Hood penning an open letter on Wednesday to handle the “serious and confronting allegations”.
Hood did not go into particulars in regards to the newest claims, however she stated the membership took “allegation of threats of violence against women” extraordinarily significantly.
She additionally gave an perception into the previous and current packages put in place by the membership since Thomas’ previous indiscretions got here to gentle.
“The club was aware of formal allegations made against Tarryn during 2022 that were investigated by the AFL’s Integrity Unit. Tarryn and the club co-operated fully with those investigations,” Hood wrote.
“The advice provided by the AFL following these incidents was that Tarryn should undertake training and education to deal with his behavioural issues.
“The membership has since constructed a major and multi-layered program which incorporates respectful relationships schooling, working with psychologists, mentoring, peer assist and neighborhood outreach for Tarryn to finish so he can meet North Melbourne’s values and neighborhood expectations.
“He has started work on this program and we’ll continue to support Tarryn as he completes this work.”
Hood stated that if any additional investigations come up from the brand new info handed on to the AFL or the police, the membership and Thomas would co-operate totally.
Thomas nonetheless has to face courtroom over the allegation of threatening to distribute an intimate picture.
“Subject to any further investigations, the club will await the outcome of the court proceedings before confirming our next course of action,” Hood wrote.
The 22-year-old Thomas performed solely 10 AFL video games for the Kangaroos final season and was dropped from the senior aspect in June for not assembly coaching requirements.
Thomas has performed 57 video games for the Roos since being chosen with choose No.8 on the 2018 nationwide draft.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
