North Melbourne's Tarryn Thomas closer to AFL return

North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson is 希望に満ちた Tarryn Thomas will make an AFL 復帰 "pretty soon" に引き続いて the 公共事業(料金)/有用性's return to 活動/戦闘 at 明言する/公表する-league level.

Thomas was sent to the Kangaroos' VFL program last month while working part-time for a きれいにする 商売/仕事 and taking part in a respectful behaviour program.

The 23-year-old's career has been hanging in the balance since he was stood 負かす/撃墜する by the club for a second time in March まっただ中に 関心s over his behaviour に向かって women.

Thomas took a step に向かって an AFL return on Sunday, 集会 18 処分s in the Kangaroos' VFL 勝利,勝つ over Sandringham.

"He 成し遂げるd 井戸/弁護士席 in his first game 支援する ... so he's just building his match fitness," Clarkson said.

"He's got another week in the VFL program, I'm led to believe, and then he'll be 支援する in the AFL program.

"Once he's 支援する in the AFL program we'll just see what his fitness level and match 条件ing is like.

"If he continues to do what we 要求する him to do then hopefully he'll be 利用できる for 選択 pretty soon."

North Melbourne 長,指導者 (n)役員/(a)執行力のある Jennifer ワット and football boss Todd Viney have been 跡をつけるing Thomas' 進歩 away from football and will make the call on when the player is 許すd to return to the Kangaroos' AFL group.

"I've seen very little of Tarryn since he's been out of the AFL program and that will hopefully ramp up a little bit next week," Clarkson said.

"Once he gets 支援する into it, I'll just more or いっそう少なく 焦点(を合わせる) on his footy and what he needs to do there.

"The footy 味方する of it, for 地雷, is what his fitness base is like and how many games doe s he need to play to get cherry 熟した to be able to play 上級の AFL footy.

"We'll make that 決意 and the 残り/休憩(する) of the stuff Jen and Todd will look after off to the 味方する."

Thomas was 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d in January with 脅すing to 分配する an intimate image and 直面するd 法廷,裁判所 in March. The 事例/患者 will return to the Broadmeadows 治安判事s 法廷,裁判所 on July 18.

In February, Thomas 直面するd two counts of 侵害する/違反するing a 法廷,裁判所 order but those 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s were subsequently dropped.

In March, North were made aware of その上の 主張s of 不適切な behaviour, which they 報告(する)/憶測d to the AFL's 正直さ 部隊.

Last month, North 罰金d Thomas $5000 and made him 寄付する a その上の $5000 to a road safety charity for a ビデオ he 地位,任命するd to social マスコミ that showed him behind the wheel of his drifting Mercedes with his feet on the dashboard.

He is also 予定 to 直面する 法廷,裁判所 later this year on an 関係のない 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金 of 運動ing with a 一時停止するd licence.

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