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

[perplexed]

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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[perplexed]

I think you should re-read my posts.

You've been posting on and regularly misinterpreting the most minor public comments by Hood for some time. Here we have a basic club press release that says nothing controversial and possibly wasn't even shown to Hood before its release and you are adding it to your fantastic dossier against her. It's weird and creepy behaviour.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

You've been posting on and regularly misinterpreting the most minor public comments by Hood for some time.

Have I??

 

[perplexed]

Have I??

Yes.

You just gave us a recap of some of your petty grievences.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Yes.

You just gave us a recap of some of your petty grievences.

I'm quietly confident that I've praised her.

 

[Rich01]

Should be suspended for the lesser charge he’s been found guilty of.

Instead they ignore it and ‘wrap their arms around him’

Then there’s the more serious charge he’s allleged to have committed.

But apparently he’s looked the goods off half back this year so no harm, no foul.

 

[burge13]

Should be suspended for the lesser charge he’s been found guilty of.

Instead they ignore it and ‘wrap their arms around him’

Then there’s the more serious charge he’s allleged to have committed.

But apparently he’s looked the goods off half back this year so no harm, no foul.

Itd be racist to punish him now Clarko is coach

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Should be suspended for the lesser charge he’s been found guilty of.

Instead they ignore it and ‘wrap their arms around him’

Then there’s the more serious charge he’s allleged to have committed.

But apparently he’s looked the goods off half back this year so no harm, no foul.

Maybe but Richmond never suspended Dusty for the more serious allegations of verbally abusing a woman (channel 7 employee) and physically threatening her with chopsticks did they ? What's good for the Goose (and all that)

 

[Rich01]

Maybe but Richmond never suspended Dusty for the more serious allegations of verbally abusing a woman (channel 7 employee) and physically threatening her with chopsticks did they ? What's good for the Goose (and all that)

Was Dusty charged? Remind me again?

TT has been found guilty of driving on a suspended licence and them obviously the more disgusting charge.

A Gold Coast player suspended Mac Andrew for 2 games after he was caught drink driving.

What’s good for the goose eh Elmer?

 

[tiger_tough]

Maybe but Richmond never suspended Dusty for the more serious allegations of verbally abusing a woman (channel 7 employee) and physically threatening her with chopsticks did they ? What's good for the Goose (and all that)

Why is it that every time I randomly read a dumb anti- Richmond post (often in a non-Richmond related thread btw) from an opposition supporter - The username is always Elmer_Judd ?

Dustin Martin in clear with police over chopsticks threat

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[Mkcaptain]

The latest Herald Sun article is ugly reading.

 

[rye]

career over you would think

 

[Outtatym]

Piss poor

 

[Ligma]

Disgusting I’m done trying to defend him

 

[Slartibartfast]

The latest Herald Sun article is ugly reading.

Can you share the lowlights please?

 

[Gavin Excell]

North will have to act now

 

[hotchilli]

Multiple women have detailed allegations to the AFL of threats and harassment by Tarryn Thomas​

Multiple women have contacted the AFL detailing allegations of harassment and threatening and intimidating behaviour by Tarryn Thomas.

Michael Warner and Mark Buttler

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Multiple women have detailed allegations to the AFL of harassment and threatening and intimidating behaviour by North Melbourne star Tarryn Thomas.
At least one of the women has been provided with a psychologist by the league after being hospitalised as a result of an incident last year.
The AFL said the behaviour alleged to them was “family violence” and offered to facilitate meetings with detectives from a family violence investigation unit.
Thomas, 22, has faced no disciplinary action from the league or his club over his alleged conduct.
He was charged this month with threatening to distribute an intimate image following a three-month police investigation involving another woman.

Tarryn Thomas during a VFL match last season.
Allegations against Thomas detailed to the AFL integrity unit include:
● Telling a woman he wanted to beat her and calling her names such as “a ****”.
● Throwing a lamp at a woman in a hotel room.
● Sending threatening text messages, declaring “your time is coming” and that he was “going to bash” a woman’s friend.
● A verbal and physical altercation at a Prahran nightclub.
The AFL integrity department informed one of the women last July that the behaviour alleged to them was “not acceptable”.
In a flurry of text messages, Thomas tells a woman: “You’re a f —king joke … keep talking sh-t … sh-t going to come around soon … your turn will come … sh-t is going to go down … I’m not a n---- to be f —ked with.”
Another woman claimed of Thomas in a text to friends last year: “I’m too scared … i know he’s gonna kill me”.
Another victim has detailed how Thomas sent intimate pictures he had taken of her to others.
Two of the women have expressed disappointment at the AFL’s handling of their complaints.
One victim told the Herald Sun: “It’s discouraging to see that the AFL and North Melbourne are aware how many women have (made allegations against Tarryn), yet it is still being overlooked.

Thomas is considered one of North Melbourne’s most talented young players.
“It feels as though Tarryn is untouchable and the women he has affected have been silenced, due to fear and power imbalance. The women affected have been offered counselling sessions by the AFL which just feels like an attempt to keep us at bay by making us feel like they care and are supporting us so we are less inclined to speak up.
“Tarryn is being treated like he has committed a white-collar crime but there is nothing white-collar about threatening, intimidating, abusing, assaulting and stalking multiple women. This makes me feel like he is untouchable and on a pedestal and I question whether this would be the same had it been a different player or team”.
The AFL reached out to several of the women on Monday after the Herald Sun put questions to the league about Thomas’ alleged conduct.
The move caused further distress to one victim who claimed: “The AFL just protect their own, they don’t care. I’m over it.
“Tarryn hasn’t had a ban or fine or taken a pay cut, hasn’t put out any public statements, hasn’t made any public or personal apologies, North Melbourne haven’t done any of that either. All they did was cover up for him all year last year while he played VFL because he was too busy partying, stalking girls, threatening us and going to court. They covered it all up.
“He’s psychologically traumatised me for the rest of my life. I’m in so much treatment to work through the damage he’s caused”.

Thomas has played 57 games for North Melbourne.
An AFL spokesperson said on Tuesday: “Any allegation of threats of violence against women is unacceptable and is behaviour that the AFL takes extremely seriously. The AFL has worked with Victoria Police regarding North Melbourne player Tarryn Thomas and after receiving some new information put to us by the Herald Sun, the AFL reached out directly to those persons known to us.
“The AFL has offered and will continue to provide wellbeing support to any person who has come forward with an allegation.
“The AFL has investigated all formal complaints where appropriate and where there have been allegations of criminal behaviour have facilitated contact with Victoria Police who are the most appropriate body to investigate allegations of that nature.
“Tarryn Thomas is currently the subject of criminal charges over a reported incident and while that matter is yet to be finalised in court, the AFL will continue to work with NMFC and Victoria Police and will monitor the outcome of the police action.”
The Herald Sun is not suggesting the allegations against Thomas are true, only that they have been made.

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North Melbourne declined to comment.
Thomas, drafted at pick eight in the 2018 AFL draft, is regarded as one of North’s most promising players.

 

[Rich01]

Time for the prez to make a statement.

 

[Mkcaptain]

Can you share the lowlights please?

Essentially allegations from multiple women of Thomas engaging in and threatening physical violence against women in person and over message, with also with allegations of stalking.

Someone posted the full article on the North board in the Tarryn Thomas thread.

 

[Devington]

North will have to act now

We may well have already. He was in the VFL for the last part of the year. The assumption was that it was related to the compassionate leave he was granted. With today's article it seems just as likely it was an internal suspension. Neither the club nor the AFL could of come out and called it as such if the women making the allegations don't want to go public and there are no charges. Or maybe the club have made a dog's breakfast of the situation, too early to tell.

It will definitely be interesting to read what the club has to say. AFL too, seeing as they have been directly mentioned. You have to wonder if there are more charges in the pipeline too.

Pretty grim situation.

 

[Pragmatic Shill]

The North board makes for some interesting reading.

There's a poster there who is particularly active in the Tarryn Thomas thread who is thinking this is a storm in a teacup because Thomas never followed through on his threats and because "everyone's time is coming eventually."



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[Heeney2Franklin]

It'll be interesting. When it happened to dane Swan, the perpetrator got no punishment (and the photos were actually circulated)

As we all know it depends on the individual impact on the club the value of Swan to Collingwood and TT to North are gulfs apart.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Has huge amount of talent does Thomas.

Squandered last year with a disinterested approach and now has started this year poorly.

Would be testing patience of the club

Ideal for Geelong profile

 

[GudOnya]

Thanks for posting that

 

[Ligma]

The North board makes for some interesting reading.

There's a poster there who is particularly active in the Tarryn Thomas thread who is thinking this is a storm in a teacup because Thomas never followed through on his threats and because "everyone's time is coming eventually."



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He’s not a full can of coke.

 

[Xtreme]

Ideal for Geelong profile

Needs to age himself a few years first!