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Axed footy prima Tarryn Thomas is facing a caller constabulary investigation aft allegedly harassing an ex-girlfriend successful what shapes arsenic a immense rustle to his chances of returning to nan AFL.
The latest allegations were reported to Victoria Police past month, a spokesperson from nan unit said.
'Police are investigating aft reports of harassing telephone contact. A study was made to constabulary connected April 11 and investigations into nan incident stay ongoing,' nan spokesperson told News Corp.
No charges person been laid.
Thomas (pictured playing for North Melbourne successful 2023) is facing a caller ineligible play conscionable aft Essendon coach Brad Scott said he deserved a 2nd chance successful nan AFL
The 24-year-old (pictured extracurricular tribunal successful July 2023) was sacked by North Melbourne successful February aft nan AFL banned him from playing for 18 weeks
The AFL recovered that nan 24-year-old (pictured) threatened a female via nonstop messages connected aggregate occasions
Thomas was sacked by North Melbourne past February after being banned by nan AFL for 18 weeks complete his inappropriate behaviour pinch a woman.
The convention recovered he 'had engaged successful aggregate acts of misconduct including threatening a female via nonstop messages aggregate times'.
He has been put connected a behaviour programme and will only beryllium allowed to return to nan AFL if convention bosses are satisfied that he has turned a corner.
It precocious emerged that immoderate AFL clubs are looking astatine nan anticipation of bringing nan 24-year-old backmost into nan apical formation aft Essendon coach Brad Scott said he 'deserves a 2nd chance' successful footy.
News of nan caller constabulary investigation comes conscionable days aft a leaked email from North Melbourne CEO Jennifer Watt to nan bosses of each 17 different teams claimed Thomas was 'not capable to meaningfully alteration his behaviour' erstwhile he was astatine nan club.
He was forced to undertake 4 behaviour modification programs earlier being axed by nan Kangaroos.
Thomas was banned for 18 games for behaviour unbecoming aft he was alleged to person engaged successful aggregate acts of misconduct, including nan threatening of a woman.
Thomas (pictured extracurricular tribunal successful 2023) hadn't been capable to amended his behaviour contempt undergoing 4 programs astatine nan Kangaroos, North Melbourne CEO Jennifer Watt revealed successful an email she sent to nan bosses of each 17 different AFL teams
The midfielder is banned from playing footy astatine immoderate level until July 22. In bid for a return to nan AFL strategy he must person nan convention that he has changed.
He was charged pinch threatening to administer an friendly image of a female successful 2023 but that was later changed to a complaint of utilizing a carriage work to harass someone.
Thomas walked from tribunal successful July past twelvemonth without a condemnation aft being granted a diversion, but was ordered to salary $1000 to a charity.
In April 2023, North fined Thomas $5000 for a video he posted to societal media that showed him down nan instrumentality of his Mercedes pinch his feet connected nan dashboard arsenic nan conveyance drifted betwixt 2 lanes.
He was besides required to donate a further $5000 to a roadworthy information charity.
