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Tarryn Thomas
Tarryn Thomas (born Tarryn Trindall, 25 March 2000) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early lifeThomas was born as Tarryn Trindall[1] in Sydney, New South Wales,[2] into a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Kamilaroi and Lumaranatana).[3] He grew up playing rugby league and was identified as a junior prospect in the position of fullback,[4] which subsequently led to him joining the Penrith Panthers development academy.[5] At 12 years of age, Thomas relocated to Launceston, Tasmania, and began playing Australian rules football for the Prospect Hawks and eventually the North Launceston Bombers.[6] He made history in 2016 when he was voted Tasmania's best under-16 and under-18 player at respective national championships in the same year.[7] Thomas was drafted by North Melbourne with their first selection and eighth overall in the 2018 national draft, after being part of North's Next Generation Academy (NGA).[8] He completed school at St Patrick's College, Launceston. AFL careerThomas made his debut as a late inclusion in North Melbourne's 21-point loss to the Brisbane Lions at Marvel Stadium in round 2, 2019.[9] Thomas received a 2019 AFL Rising Star nomination for his two-goal effort in round 12 against Gold Coast.[10] Thomas had a career-best game in round 19 of the 2021 AFL season, where he kicked 4 goals and played a major part in the team's upset win over Carlton.[11] At the start of 2024, Thomas was found to have engaged in inappropriate behaviour towards a woman, which followed a long list of off-field controversies and indiscretions.[12] He received an 18-game suspension from the AFL, which was subsequently followed by North Melbourne’s decision to sever ties with Thomas ahead of the 2024 AFL season.[13] Legal issuesIn 2023, Thomas was charged with threatening to distribute an intimate image; he was later stood down by the club; he was offered a diversion programme, and Thomas was ordered to pay $1,000 to charity.[14][15][16] The charge was Thomas's second over the 2022–23 AFL off-season after he was previously caught driving while his licence was suspended.[17] Additionally, in a now-deleted Instagram video posted by Thomas, he appeared to have his feet up on a Mercedes dashboard while driving.[18] In May 2024, Essendon coach Brad Scott said in a televised press interview that Thomas was a "good person" and "deserved a second chance".[19] The comment was slammed by the public at large and by media personalities such as former AFL champion Jimmy Bartel, himself a staunch campaigner against domestic violence.[19][20][21] Statistics
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