The whole club bring the game into disrepute for mine.
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Sack this scumbag already you grubby football club
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FOLDBALL
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So Tom Morris was right all along and the grub copped 18 weeks
THE AFL DOESN’T PRE-DETERMINE OUTCOMES 
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Can’t quite work that one out. Suspended for 18 matches, but can’t play at all in 2024 which would make a minimum of 23 game suspension
AFL HQ hey!
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WSPHU… And then leave him in the desert somewhere.
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To our members,
Today we made the decision to cut playing ties with Tarryn Thomas.
Right now, like many of our North Melbourne people, I’m feeling a range of emotions – frustration, anger, disappointment but overall, sadness.
This wasn’t a decision based on emotion – it was driven by incontrovertible, uncontested facts – but I want to be clear it wasn’t, and isn’t, easy.
At North Melbourne we have a proud and long history of supporting our people, even in the face of external criticism.
As you know, Tarryn’s behaviour has been a concern for some time. Our duty of care to Tarryn and to the wider community meant we chose to work with him to address his behaviours, particularly in regard to his treatment of women.
It’s why we accepted our responsibility to seek help for him. It was a complex and difficult situation but we were all united in our determination to get the best outcomes for Tarryn and those around him.
Tarryn came back to the club midway through last year pledging to be better.
We are all bitterly disappointed that he has relapsed. And he is now out of chances.
Last year he was afforded the privilege of doing his intensive education and rehabilitation programs within the structure of our footy club. From here he’ll have to find that structure elsewhere.
We’ll continue working with the AFL, the Players Association and Tarryn’s manager and his support network to ensure that he gets the help he needs to be better.
But he won’t play for the North Melbourne Football Club again.
Out of respect for her privacy I won’t say anything about the woman who brought these allegations to the AFL other than to commend her bravery and the dignity with which she has handled herself throughout this process. She deserved better.
Sonja
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Its probably because North has sacked him and there are no avenues for him to move to another club.
Who the hell writes like this in a formal email?
And what wasn’t easy about this? Surely this was a very easy decision to come to
North have sacked him so he can’t be picked up until end of season by another club
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Mid-Season Draft?
Wonder what Sonja’s plan B is?
■■■■ club.
He will end up at Collingwood next year and dominate.
No, he is suspended so can’t be taken this year.
He is done until 2025
Considering how much the AFL tries to go into damage control I’m betting that there is a lot more to this story. You know it’s bad when they can’t sweep it under the rug
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Inevitable result for North
I’m sure Thomas and his management will put a plan in place to have him be considered end of year by clubs. Got a lot to do to prove has changed and be allowed a further chance
Will the penny drop with him though
I’d think most clubs wouldn’t go near him, especially with AFLW now as well
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I would hope he never plays AFL again
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That still doesn’t make any sense.
Has he been suspended for 18 weeks, or 25?
Or 29?
Can you not recruit suspended players now?
Even if you could, would any club want to pick him up with an 18 week suspension and the history?
It would be more likely he plays in lower leagues once the suspension is over (if someone wants him) and then probably won’t play for 2025 either. After that, no more issues pending, a club might look at him.
My guess is he’ll be in jail by 2025
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Will fit right in too Pies dont care about a players off field issues
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