Past #26: Tarryn Thomas [Part III] - 18 week suspension confirmed; ineligible to play in '24 season; NMFC has officially sacked Tarryn.

[The Nostradamus]

I seem to remember some of the complaints made against Tarryn were made by a current/former St Kilda employee or someone associated with them.

Does that ring any bells?

That’s correct
Jamai her name I believe

Tarryns ex who was abused and also worked for saints until start of this year

 

[Disco Dew]

Saints in damage control

 

[koshari]

Grubby Allen

 

[Roostorm]

Saints in damage control

May that club self implode…what an absolute shambles …..do they actually know what there supposed list manager is doing…Amateur Hour

 

[DunstallsHelmet]

Thomas splits with manager as Saints fans fume over pursuit​

Glenn McFarlane, Lauren Wood, Josh Barnes



The Herald Sun understands that Thomas and Williams recently parted ways with both parties keen to go in different directions.

Thomas is now being mentored by a host of football identities including prominent player manager Colin Young, who is now likely to take him on as a client, and former Collingwood player and ex-North Melbourne Indigenous player development manager Robbie Ahmat.

Young already has several clients who are close with Thomas, and have been assisting him.

The news comes in the wake of Thomas’ lunch meeting on Tuesday with St Kilda head of talent and acquisition Graeme Allen.

St Kilda’s social media platforms were inundated with messages from supporters, many of them threatening to terminate their memberships if the club pursued the exiled Thomas.

A number of fans also contacted the club directly on Thursday morning to express their disapproval over the meeting that took place with Allen.

Thomas, 24, was axed by the Kangaroos earlier this year after an AFL probe found he had threatened a woman in direct messages, with the league imposing an 18-game ban.

He will face court on November 21 – on the second day of the AFL national draft – after being charged in May with “using telecommunications to harass and breaching a court order”.

AFL spokesman Jay Allen told the Herald Sun on Thursday: “Tarryn Thomas is not eligible to play football or sign with any club at any level.”
“He has a pending court case in late November and a determination will be made post those proceedings on any potential eligibility.”

Thomas is unable to train with any clubs at the moment but is believed to be keeping fit and training in private.
His potential return to the game has heightened tensions with footy fans.

Essendon distanced itself from any prospect of a future discussion with Thomas earlier this season, sending a letter to members after coach Brad Scott described him as a “good person”.

The Bombers reassured members it had no intention of recruiting Thomas, even if the AFL deemed him eligible following the court case.

Geelong has also ruled out any moves to speak with Thomas.

Former Melbourne great Garry Lyon said on SEN: “With the Tarryn Thomas stuff, if I’m an AFL club I’m saying, ‘If you want to play AFL footy, that’s great, but go and prove to us that you can go and play at a lower level’.”

“Whether it’s VFL or interstate – I don’t care what level it is – for a year or two years go and put your head down and show that you’ve got contrition and own your actions.

“Only then would I take a lunch meeting with you. That’s the way I would see that. I wouldn’t consider Tarryn Thomas until I’d seen him get through a year or maybe two somewhere else.

“It’s not about the money, playing at the top level and the thrill of being known as an AFL player.”

His time came.

 

[koshari]

It wasn't too hard. Judas said "I'm out, get me to the PA scumbags". Once that was in play, the only thing North could do was maximise the return by dealing with PA. It was a bad situation but digging our heels in would have made it worse for us. The manager got a windfall gain from not having the moral character to tell his client to do the right thing. I don't rate that one bit.

Nor do i but people emply managers to manage rather than provide moral guidance.

 

[Devington]

Saints in damage control

Truth, or thrown under the bus and getting a bonus for the privilege?

 

[archereleven]

Is TT still being paid?

If so, what a flipping joke.

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[tricknologist]

He's not getting on a list ever. Even if you ignore clubs needing to justify employing this abuser to their AFLW players, we now have two examples of supporters who have pushed back hard against signing him and forced their clubs to go into damage control. He's too tainted to go near at this point.

 

[tazaa]

Wasn’t aware we had sacked Ahmat.

Reckon cause Thomas wasn’t making progress we asked Robbie what are you doling to help him?

 

[Dan]

Not fussed whether he gets picked up or not.

Got nothing to do with us now.

Dunno why people pay any attention to this bloke - he throws a heap of darts but a lot of them miss.

Seems to of hit the bullseye in this instance.

 

[Its a Process]

Gubby Allen and Colin Young - every single year there is a deal between these two that doesn't make a great deal of sense.

Allen shouldn't be taking that meeting without the CEO knowing.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Merlin007]

Gubby Allen and Colin Young - every single year there is a deal between these two that doesn't make a great deal of sense.

Allen shouldn't be taking that meeting without the CEO knowing.

and the Board, you would have thought

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Gubby and Rossy got caught out playing grubby games and the board has told them to STFU we're shutting this down.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Disco Dew]

“Following a course of public outrage”

 

[Cyber_punk]

"However, dwarves and schoolgirls are still required for off season roles."

 

[DrZaius]

Caught with their hands in the cookie jar

 

[DrZaius]

Given there's been two cases now of significant public backlash against the prospect of throwing TT a lifeline I think we can put any fears of him going to a rival club and tearing it up to bed for the time being. He is poison at the moment.

 

[Merlin007]

Gubby and Rossy got caught out playing grubby games and the board has told them to STFU we're shutting this down.

indeed, like who coulda guessed?

These blokes are on - in community terms - a squillion, and haven't got the emotional IQ between them to read a room

 

[Shinboner roo]

“Following a course of public outrage”

Apart of me wanted him to go to stkilda play 6 games there, then get cut and become there greatest ever player

 

[giantroo]

 

[Hojuman]

" While we have communicated this several times already, to reiterate the AFL’s position and make it crystal clear - Tarryn Thomas

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Tarryn Thomas

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is not eligible to play football or sign with any club. He is not eligible for the draft and he is not eligible to be recruited to a club.

There is a pending court case in late November and in conjunction with demonstrated behavioural change and continued education a determination will be made post those legal proceedings on any potential eligibility, if any at all.

Thomas is currently undertaking a comprehensive education and behavioural change program that he will need to successfully complete and then over time consistently demonstrate a change of behaviour for any application on his behalf to even be considered, regardless of the court outcome later this year "

 

[Makeshift Park]

Mason Wood

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has not happy about it