The AFL has strengthened its stance on Tarryn Thomas’ taking part in future after the disgraced former North Melbourne participant was charged with allegedly harassing a former accomplice.
Thomas was arrested on Tuesday after a police investigation into claims he had allegedly referred to as his former accomplice a number of occasions.
The AFL mentioned it might search to have him completely barred from all ranges of the sport pending “the listening to and dedication of the fees”.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman mentioned Thomas had been charged with utilizing a telecommunications service to harass and breaching a court docket order.
“Police have charged a 24-year-old Ormond man in relation to stories of alleged harassing telephone calls,” she mentioned.
“Police executed a search warrant at a premises in Ormond on Tuesday 21 Could about 11.15am.”
Thomas was suspended for 18 matches and banned by the Kangaroos in February after he was discovered responsible of a number of breaches of the AFL’s participant code of conduct.
Whereas the door had been left open for Thomas to play once more after his suspension if he happy a number of league necessities and confirmed behavourial change, the AFL mentioned on Tuesday it might search to cease him returning.
“The AFL is conscious of right now’s developments in relation to Tarryn Thomas together with that he has been charged with offences that at the moment are earlier than the courts,” league spokesman Jay Allen mentioned.
“The AFL can not and won’t make any remark in relation to these new costs whereas the police investigation is ongoing.
“The AFL reiterates that underneath the sanctions beforehand imposed on Mr Thomas by the AFL, he presently can not prepare or play at any stage of Australian soccer with out the approval of the AFL together with as soon as his 18-match suspension expires.”
The assertion mentioned the AFL would act to stop Thomas being signed by any membership following the lifting of his suspension and cease him ever making a return.
“Please notice that the AFL will particularly not allow Mr Thomas to hitch the listing of any AFL membership pending the listening to and dedication of the fees which have now been introduced towards him and topic to the result of these proceedings,” it learn.
“Extra broadly, it’s the AFL’s intent that Mr Thomas won’t be authorized to play at any stage of Australian soccer pending the listening to and dedication of the fees which have now been introduced towards him and topic to the result of these proceedings.
“The AFL will proceed to watch the police proceedings.”
Thomas was bailed to seem at Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court docket on November 21.
