Kangaroos address 'confronting' fresh allegations

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UPDATE: North Melbourne says it volition co-operate afloat with immoderate caller probe of misconduct by midfielder Tarryn Thomas.

Thomas was charged successful January with threatening to administer an intimate image, and was besides stopped by constabulary for allegedly driving with a suspended licence implicit the Christmas break.

According to News Corp, a fig of different women person made complaints to the AFL that person present been referred to police.

In a statement, Kangaroos president Sonja Hood explained that the nine took the allegations seriously, but would not beryllium taking enactment astatine this stage.

"We instrumentality immoderate allegation of threats of unit against women highly seriously," she said.

"Respect of each radical is cardinal to our nine values.

"The nine was alert of ceremonial allegations made against Tarryn during 2022 that were investigated by the AFL's Integrity Unit. Tarryn and the nine co-operated afloat with those investigations.

"The proposal provided by the AFL pursuing these incidents was that Tarryn should undertake grooming and acquisition to woody with his behavioural issues."

"Should immoderate further probe originate from caller accusation passed connected to the AFL oregon the police, the nine and Tarryn volition co-operate fully, arsenic we did successful the aftermath of those archetypal allegations," she added.

"It's besides important to admit that Tarryn is inactive to look a substance earlier the courts and arsenic specified we won't beryllium making immoderate remark astir that peculiar case.

"Subject to immoderate further investigations, the nine volition await the result of the tribunal proceedings earlier confirming our adjacent people of action.

"I cognize that this contented is challenging and confronting, and the nine acknowledges the interaction radical volition beryllium feeling crossed the assemblage by speechmaking the media today. We are committed to supporting our radical done this clip and I privation to reiterate that our full nine understands the value of this matter."

In a connection to The Age, the AFL said it is monitoring the situation.

"Any allegation of threats of unit against women is unacceptable and is behaviour that the AFL takes highly seriously," it said.

"The AFL has worked with Victoria Police regarding North Melbourne subordinate Tarryn Thomas and aft receiving immoderate caller accusation enactment to america by the Herald Sun, the AFL reached retired straight to those persons known to us.

"The AFL has offered and volition proceed to supply wellbeing enactment to immoderate idiosyncratic who has travel guardant with an allegation.

"The AFL has investigated each ceremonial complaints wherever due and wherever determination person been allegations of transgression behaviour person facilitated interaction with Victoria Police who are the astir due assemblage to analyse allegations of that nature.

"Tarryn Thomas is presently the taxable of transgression charges implicit a reported incidental and portion that substance is yet to beryllium finalised successful court, the AFL volition proceed to enactment with NMFC and Victoria Police and volition show the result of the constabulary action."

The 22-year-old has played 57 matches for the Kangaroos since making his debut successful 2019.

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