Scandal Tarryn Thomas charged with 'threatening to distribute intimate image' + driving with suspended license

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Club Statements

Dr Sonja Hood stands with Tarryn Thomas through serious DV allegations - Club Statement

North Melbourne President Dr Sonja Hood has issued the following […]

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UPDATE: Tarryn Thomas "to take time away from the club"

Tarryn Thomas thread >> North Melbourne club statement: Tarryn Thomas […]

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Fined, no conviction recorded:

Tarryn Thomas - North Melbourne club statement

Tarryn Thomas appeared in Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court today where an […]

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[Kreuuuzeurns]

How have North tried to sweep it under the carpet?

They notified the AFL and the police. They disciplined the player and in consultation with the AFL developed a program to try and improve Thomas's behaviour. Yes, it hasn't work, but was completely by the book and the best approach.

What the press article did was bring out a new allegation of abuse. As this incident occured after Thomas had already been read the riot act by the club he was stood down. This hasn't solved any problems, though it will make it more publicly acceptable. Thomas is still a f...wit. The only thing giving him any grounding was footy, now he has lots more free time. I'm guessing he doesn't use it to make himself a better person.

As for the treatment of Taylor being a standard to aim for, wtf? The Swans drafted a troubled kid, provided inadequate support and then when he went off the rails they publicly dumped and shamed him. Awesome stuff. That is what sweeping under the carpet really looks like.

You have drank the Kanga Kool Aid.

I’m sorry.

 

[The wily weagle]

So where are the AFL in all of this?

They were calling for blood for Degoey who, whilst a goose, was essentially doing something less harmful then what Tarryn is doing, which has far more serious ramifications

And yet, as far as I am aware, Gil is keeping mum on the subject

The silence is deafening and the hypocrisy of what the AFL elects to see, and thus sanction, is unbelievable

 

[perplexed]

You have drank the Kanga Kool Aid.

I’m sorry.

All good Kane.

 

[Dangerousfield]

Jeez, North would have been hoping for that Tassie team to get up sooner rather than later. A juicy compo pick is looking much better than the player at present.

Swans acted swiftly and decisively with Thingy Taylor. North gone for the cover up and hope it doesn't see light of day.

 

[4cunningTonneTruck]

How have North tried to sweep it under the carpet?

They notified the AFL and the police. They disciplined the player and in consultation with the AFL developed a program to try and improve Thomas's behaviour. Yes, it hasn't work, but was completely by the book and the best approach.

What the press article did was bring out a new allegation of abuse. As this incident occured after Thomas had already been read the riot act by the club he was stood down. This hasn't solved any problems, though it will make it more publicly acceptable. Thomas is still a f...wit. The only thing giving him any grounding was footy, now he has lots more free time. I'm guessing he doesn't use it to make himself a better person.

As for the treatment of Taylor being a standard to aim for, wtf? The Swans drafted a troubled kid, provided inadequate support and then when he went off the rails they publicly dumped and shamed him. Awesome stuff. That is what sweeping under the carpet really looks like.

C'mon mate. The club handled this poorly. "Referred it to the AFL" is a cop out. "Put him in training and counselling" is a cop out. The club acted in their best interest last year when they could have been strong and stood him down. The club acted in their best interests yesterday morning when they released a statement full of excuses of how seriously they took the allegations but that they are still going to put their arms around him and support him. The club acted in their best interests yesterday evening when they succumbed to media and sponsorship pressure and stepped him down. Had the victims not been brave enough to come forward to the media, Thomas would be at training tomorrow.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Sounds like a lovely chap.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

With the Clarkson situation it may play out fine for North, seems less and less likely every day something is going to come from it

I'm not sure nothing will come from it.

I doubt the footy public will accept anything other than a complete investigation that genuinely found him to be completely innocent of all those allegations.

It seems incredibly unlikely that he is innocent of all those allegations for a start, but regardless, it seems very unlikely that there will even be a complete investigation in the first place.

I don't think a 'hung jury' type situation where the truth is never found due to problems with the investigation, will be a good result for North.

 

[Tas]

So where are the AFL in all of this?

At AFL House.

They were calling for blood for Degoey who, whilst a goose, was essentially doing something less harmful then what Tarryn is doing, which has far more serious ramifications

"While the AFL found that the altercation that Jordan became embroiled in was not instigated by him, he nevertheless weighed into it in an intoxicated state that led to him being ejected from the venue and ultimately subject to police action," the AFL's statement read.

Collingwood and De Goey have accepted the sanction."

AFL is still investigating the TT allegations, I think he would be over the moon with a $10k forced donation.

And yet, as far as I am aware, Gil is keeping mum on the subject

The silence is deafening and the hypocrisy of what the AFL elects to see, and thus sanction, is unbelievable

DeGoey's incident was in October, the AFL finished their investigation and gave him a slap on the wrist in March the following year. You want them to come to a conclusion the day after they received another complaint?

 

[The wily weagle]

At AFL House.



"While the AFL found that the altercation that Jordan became embroiled in was not instigated by him, he nevertheless weighed into it in an intoxicated state that led to him being ejected from the venue and ultimately subject to police action," the AFL's statement read.

Collingwood and De Goey have accepted the sanction."

AFL is still investigating the TT allegations, I think he would be over the moon with a $10k forced donation.



DeGoey's incident was in October, the AFL finished their investigation and gave him a slap on the wrist in March the following year. You want them to come to a conclusion the day after they received another complaint?

Tarryn, is that you?

 

[Tas]

Tarryn, is that you?

No, is that you Ben?

 

[Shermanator]

No, is that you Ben?

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Sack him, bloke can't treat women like that these days. One club right? Imagine how the female footballers feel about him? You can't participate in equality and advocate women in sport and women's rights etc and then keep a guy on your list who violates multiple women.

You can't just sack someone based on allegations, that's why he should be stood down on full pay and not sacked. Once there has been an investigation and the allegations are proven true then sack him.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

People that far right that they scream cancel culture 38 times a day probably believe in the grand Port Arthur conspiracy in which Bryant was innocent and it was carried out by a crack team of SAS soldiers under the orders of the feds (and Mossad lel) who in turn were killed in the Black Hawk accident 18 months later lest one speak out.

Black Hawks were 7 1/2 weeks later.

Port Arthur : 28 April 1996
Black Hawks : 12 June 1996

 

[hawkman]

You can't just sack someone based on allegations, that's why he should be stood down on full pay and not sacked. Once there has been an investigation and the allegations are proven true then sack him.

The problem with standing him down with full pay is that the last thing he needs is extra free time.

The Geelong handling of Matthew Stokes would be a good basis of a solution. Make him do a job that requires hard work for awhile and not as a full time influencer

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

The problem with standing him down with full pay is that the last thing he needs is extra free time.

The Geelong handling of Matthew Stokes would be a good basis of a solution. Make him do a job that requires hard work for awhile and not as a full time influencer

What sort of job would you give him that keeps him away from the public and women in particular?

 

[Fabab]

Thread on roos board is unreal,robbo and cornes copping it .

 

[hawkman]

What sort of job would you give him that keeps him away from the public and women in particular?

I'm sure with their connections North could find him one somewhere. Get him to become a builders labourer or something similar for a month or 2

 

[the big lebowski]

Thread on roos board is unreal,robbo and cornes copping it .

I won’t bother with CornCob but I think the issue with Robbo’s article was insinuating that De Goey was simply guilty of grabbing a breast of his girlfriend and didn’t acknowledge his history of

- being charged with sexual assault of a woman

- being charged with assaulting a woman overseas

- breaking his hand in a bar fight

But anyway, back to Thomas.

I must say I am surprised with the way some of you seem happy to destroy the life of a 22 year old indigenous man, tossing him on the scrap heap, particularly after a knowing he had a mental health breakdown last year which preceeded all of this abhorrent behaviour.

I don’t know what the future holds for him, but I’m sure he should at least get the chance to attone for his mistakes if he is genuinely remorseful.

 

[GudOnya]

How have North tried to sweep it under the carpet?

They notified the AFL and the police. They disciplined the player and in consultation with the AFL developed a program to try and improve Thomas's behaviour. Yes, it hasn't work, but was completely by the book and the best approach.

What the press article did was bring out a new allegation of abuse. As this incident occured after Thomas had already been read the riot act by the club he was stood down. This hasn't solved any problems, though it will make it more publicly acceptable. Thomas is still a f...wit. The only thing giving him any grounding was footy, now he has lots more free time. I'm guessing he doesn't use it to make himself a better person.

As for the treatment of Taylor being a standard to aim for, wtf? The Swans drafted a troubled kid, provided inadequate support and then when he went off the rails they publicly dumped and shamed him. Awesome stuff. That is what sweeping under the carpet really looks like.

How exactly did they discipline him again? You lot repeating that he was dropped to the VFL because of this doesn't make it any more true the tenth time you type it. And again, even if it was true, what kind of a piss weak punishment is that?

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Thread on roos board is unreal,robbo and cornes copping it .

It’s always someone else’s fault.

 

[sydney_gws]

So where are the AFL in all of this?

They were calling for blood for Degoey who, whilst a goose, was essentially doing something less harmful then what Tarryn is doing, which has far more serious ramifications

And yet, as far as I am aware, Gil is keeping mum on the subject

The silence is deafening and the hypocrisy of what the AFL elects to see, and thus sanction, is unbelievable

Don't want to be accused of racism ( not that it is at all). Also maybe Tarryn is a police matter already, so no need to say more.
Also being at north, doesn't want to kick them whilst they are so down.
It is also bad for AFL image, so best to not give it extra publicity.

 

[sosos]

It's quite bizarre how North have handled this. I would more likely believe that they had their hands forced by Gil, the master(!?) manipulator to force them in a certain direction, only for the situation to change, and then he forces them in another.

After the Melbourne tanking/not tanking fiasco, the Essendon performance enhancing drugs/ lets call them supplements fiasco etc., nothing else makes sense to me that they could get this so wrong.

 

[Makeshift Park]

One day has past and I’ve received SFA responses in this thread to my question about what the evidentiary standard should be for standing a player down in response to claims of abuse.

I'm […] interested to know what people here think the bar should be for standing players down on the basis that they're acting like a dickhead.

Surely there needs to be a consistent approach league wide.

Is it:

• when the Integrity Unit decides something is plausible?
• when the actions bring the club / league into disrepute?
• when charges are laid over particular offences? if so, what? how severe do they need to be?
• when a player is convicted of a crime, perhaps any crime?
• when the league weighs up whether its in their best interest?

Seems fair to surmise that many of you criticising the decisions made by NMFC’s admin care more about confirming your own prejudices and tribalism than you do about a serious discussion regarding harm reduction.

 

[Outtatym]

No doubt but youre winding the clock back a long way for those incidents, its every yesr in recent memory for Vic clubs in comparison .

When did Powell Pepper get in the shit for his punch on and female trouble? Wasnt that long ago

 

[Devington]

It's quite bizarre how North have handled this. I would more likely believe that they had their hands forced by Gil, the master(!?) manipulator to force them in a certain direction, only for the situation to change, and then he forces them in another.

After the Melbourne tanking/not tanking fiasco, the Essendon performance enhancing drugs/ lets call them supplements fiasco etc., nothing else makes sense to me that they could get this so wrong.

We're taking directions from the AFL's integrity department. While things weren't public it seems everyone was happy to just put Thomas on a therapy/education program to make him sort his shit out. I'm sure if the Herald Sun's article was the first anyone heard of it he would have been stood down immediately (Just the reality of how the AFL operates). But the behavior had already been 'dealt' with and nothing had changed since the allegations to the AFL last year so we put out that first statement. lo and behold a few hours later new allegations come out (I'm assuming the ones relayed to us that day by the AFL are the same as the new one in the news) and we now look like backtracking idiots.