North Melbourne’s Tarryn Thomas has reportedly been hit with a monster suspension by the AFL.
The Kangaroos midfielder was beneath investigation by the league over recent allegations of home violence in mid-January.
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On Monday Channel 9’s chief soccer reporter Tom Morris reported the league had hit the star with an 18-week suspension following it’s investigation.
These studies have been contradicted by the Herald Solar’s Jon Ralph who famous that the AFL “had not come to a decision on the Thomas matter but”.
If the ban is 18-weeks as Morris studies, it means Thomas gained’t be obtainable to play within the 2024 season till spherical 20 on the earliest. Leaving him with 4 video games to show he’s worthy of one other contract.
Thomas was summoned to AFL headquarters in January to talk with the league’s integrity unit over the most recent allegations.
The 23-year-old Thomas was suspended final February amid accusations he had made “severe and confronting” threats of violence in the direction of ladies.
He was additionally criticised for a deleted video which confirmed him driving dangerously, together with his ft up on the dashboard whereas straddling two lanes on a drive between Sydney and Melbourne.
In July a cost was dropped after he agreed to donate $1000 to charity, having been charged with threatening to distribute an intimate picture of one other particular person.
“You have got clearly taken this matter very significantly,” Justice of the Peace Julie Grainger stated, accepting Thomas had taken duty for his actions and was working to vary.
“You have got labored actually onerous to raised your self.”
A gifted midfielder, Thomas has performed 69 video games for North Melbourne after being picked up as No. 8 within the 2018 nationwide draft.
He’s out of contract on the finish of the 2024 season.
Initially revealed as North Melbourne’s Tarryn Thomas hit with 18-week AFL suspension