Past #26: Tarryn Thomas [Part III] - [C.Twomey] AFL rules TT is eligible to play in all competitions as of 14 October

[Roo Beauty]

Paywall - got the article text gr?

 

[Mute Point]

key word "currently"

 

[Devington]

Pretty sure this was posted on Essendon's board weeks ago, or maybe it was something different but along the same lines.
tl;dr Scott knew him since he was 14 and was talking about supporting him as a person and not a footballer blah blah please stop taking his words at face value and drink more koolaid instead.

 

[giantroo]

Paywall - got the article text gr?

Spoiler

Essendon moved to further distance itself from Tarryn Thomas in a letter to some of its members after coach Brad Scott described the sacked footballer as a “good person”.
Thomas, 24, was charged on May 21 for allegedly harassing his former partner. He was bailed to appear at the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court on November 21.
Before that, on May 1, Scott said he hoped the football industry could support and help Thomas. The Bombers received strong feedback from a handful of their members regarding Scott’s comments. The club signed off on an email reassuring them that they were not looking to recruit Thomas and clarifying the club’s position.
“Tarryn’s conduct does not represent behaviours acceptable to anyone in our game or our community,” the email said.
“No one at Essendon condones Tarryn’s behaviour and there is no excuse for the behaviour or the hurt he caused.
“The narrative created in recent days linking Tarryn Thomas to Essendon is inaccurate.
“Importantly, you can be assured that when questioned, Brad was not discussing Tarryn from an EFC list management (or) recruiting perspective.
“Whilst in past years, Essendon (like several other AFL clubs) have discussed Tarryn at list management level, this is not something Essendon has or are currently considering.
“Brad (Scott) is a man of great integrity, with a strong moral compass and longstanding admirable values which include respect, particularly towards women.
“However, Brad’s job as a coach, was and is, the support of his players (past and present) wherever possible.
“This does not include accepting intolerable behaviour or defending the indefensible – this was not Brad’s intentions yesterday when discussing Tarryn and rest assured, he does not condone Tarryn’s behaviour in any way.”
The email was only sent to the handful of members who had contacted the club.
Scott has known Thomas since he was 14 and coached him at North Melbourne in 2019.
“People will make mistakes and as a leader, a coach and a parent the responsibility is to have people learn from those mistakes. In Tarryn’s case, my view is one of support,” Scott said on May 1.
“Has he made some terrible mistakes? Yes he has, and he’s the first to admit that.
“I can’t speak to what’s happened in the last couple of years in relation to Tarryn, I haven’t been privy to all the information.
“But I just tend to think that people make mistakes. If you keep making the same mistake, there’s an issue, but as leaders we expect young people to make mistakes.
“So, as an industry, do we just wash our hands and say we’re done with him or do we help him? I prefer to sit in the help camp.”
Thomas cannot train or play at any level without AFL approval even after his 18-match suspension expires.

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“Please note that the AFL will specifically not permit Mr Thomas to join the list of any AFL club pending the hearing and determination of the charges that have now been brought against him and subject to the outcome of those proceedings,” the AFL said after Thomas was charged.
“More broadly, it is the AFL’s intent that Mr Thomas will not be approved to play at any level of Australian football pending the hearing and determination of the charges that have now been brought against him and subject to the outcome of those proceedings.
“The AFL will continue to monitor the police proceedings.”

 

[Dan]

Spoiler

Essendon moved to further distance itself from Tarryn Thomas in a letter to some of its members after coach Brad Scott described the sacked footballer as a “good person”.
Thomas, 24, was charged on May 21 for allegedly harassing his former partner. He was bailed to appear at the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court on November 21.
Before that, on May 1, Scott said he hoped the football industry could support and help Thomas. The Bombers received strong feedback from a handful of their members regarding Scott’s comments. The club signed off on an email reassuring them that they were not looking to recruit Thomas and clarifying the club’s position.
“Tarryn’s conduct does not represent behaviours acceptable to anyone in our game or our community,” the email said.
“No one at Essendon condones Tarryn’s behaviour and there is no excuse for the behaviour or the hurt he caused.
“The narrative created in recent days linking Tarryn Thomas to Essendon is inaccurate.
“Importantly, you can be assured that when questioned, Brad was not discussing Tarryn from an EFC list management (or) recruiting perspective.
“Whilst in past years, Essendon (like several other AFL clubs) have discussed Tarryn at list management level, this is not something Essendon has or are currently considering.
“Brad (Scott) is a man of great integrity, with a strong moral compass and longstanding admirable values which include respect, particularly towards women.
“However, Brad’s job as a coach, was and is, the support of his players (past and present) wherever possible.
“This does not include accepting intolerable behaviour or defending the indefensible – this was not Brad’s intentions yesterday when discussing Tarryn and rest assured, he does not condone Tarryn’s behaviour in any way.”
The email was only sent to the handful of members who had contacted the club.
Scott has known Thomas since he was 14 and coached him at North Melbourne in 2019.
“People will make mistakes and as a leader, a coach and a parent the responsibility is to have people learn from those mistakes. In Tarryn’s case, my view is one of support,” Scott said on May 1.
“Has he made some terrible mistakes? Yes he has, and he’s the first to admit that.
“I can’t speak to what’s happened in the last couple of years in relation to Tarryn, I haven’t been privy to all the information.
“But I just tend to think that people make mistakes. If you keep making the same mistake, there’s an issue, but as leaders we expect young people to make mistakes.
“So, as an industry, do we just wash our hands and say we’re done with him or do we help him? I prefer to sit in the help camp.”
Thomas cannot train or play at any level without AFL approval even after his 18-match suspension expires.

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“Please note that the AFL will specifically not permit Mr Thomas to join the list of any AFL club pending the hearing and determination of the charges that have now been brought against him and subject to the outcome of those proceedings,” the AFL said after Thomas was charged.
“More broadly, it is the AFL’s intent that Mr Thomas will not be approved to play at any level of Australian football pending the hearing and determination of the charges that have now been brought against him and subject to the outcome of those proceedings.
“The AFL will continue to monitor the police proceedings.”

 

[Hazey1977]

Tarryn's younger brother in the Tassie U16 squad I believe.

We don't have an academy there anymore, do we?

Young Brewer may be eligible too if we did.

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[roos_fanatic08]

Tarryn's younger brother in the Tassie U16 squad I believe.

We don't have an academy there anymore, do we?

Young Brewer may be eligible too if we did.

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Club hasn’t put any resources into the Tas academy for about 4 years. We could’ve potentially had access to a few kids last year and at least one this year.

 

[Only Forwards]

Club hasn’t put any resources into the Tas academy for about 4 years. We could’ve potentially had access to a few kids last year and at least one this year.

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This says Tassie is still ours not sure how up to date it is.

Given we listed Sanders from there last year perhaps it still is?

 

[Horace]

Nice to see that the *bombers had to email all their members to tell them that, notwithstanding the recent "good bloke" comments made by Bradley about Tarryn, under no circumstances will *they be recruiting Tarryn.

Apparently, though in past years, Tarryn has been a name discussed by *their recruiters as a potential target.

Is this the same *bombers outfit that had absolutely no problem all those years ago with injecting *their players with exotic substances under the direction of good old *danksy?

When did *they grow a semblance of moral aptitude?

 

[King Corey]

Brad making out his interest in Tarryn was strictly from a humanitarian standpoint is up there with Chinese swimmers being retrospectively cleared of being on the gear and Bill Clinton having sexual relations.

 

[Engimal v3]

Look who popped up on Facebook lol

 

[krakouers]

Look who popped up on Facebook lol

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Look at you, Mr Sociable

 

[koshari]

Look who popped up on Facebook lol

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He actually popped up in our feed as well, cant imagine why, Facebook algorithms are a bit of an enigma.

 

[disco_cowboy]

Looks like he’s turned to religion

 

[Hojuman]

Looks like he’s turned to religion

Biggest refuge for charlatans, crooks and shysters on the planet.

( edit; and the * football club of course )

 

[koshari]

Biggest refuge for charlatans, crooks and shysters on the planet.

literally still had this on the clipboard as i read your reply,

last refuge of the scoundrel

 

[Devington]

Is it really a turn? Pretty sure he was wearing a cross and had religious tattoos for a while before he blew up his career.

 

[Dan]

Looks like he’s turned to religion

A lot of **** ups do and in their mind they have been cleansed.

Some will even start preaching.

Look at Ablett Sr.

 

[disco_cowboy]

Is it really a turn? Pretty sure he was wearing a cross and had religious tattoos for a while before he blew up his career.

true, but he wasn't posting about it on instagram.

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

Was definitely part of our short lived god squad with Aaron Hall

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. Maybe with another young fella too.

 

[Benj7]

Looks like he’s turned to religion

Good man, let’s see him follow it now.

 

[tazaa]

Bumped into him outside the Emerson last night.

Conditioning wise he looks more like a spectator than an AFL footballer.

I doubt he’s getting rookied or getting back anywhere near an AFL list.

Write him off

 

[giantroo]

 

[blackshadow]

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

 

[King Corey]

Good cultural fit.