North Melbourne sacks troubled star following confirmation of huge ban

North Melbourne has sacked Tarryn Thomas, after he was issued with an 18-game ban by the AFL for inappropriate behaviour.

The AFL confirmed the lengthy penalty on Thursday afternoon, following more allegations made against the troubled footballer.

Channel 9 Chief Football Reporter Tom Morris, who originally broke the story, told 3AW North Melbourne wouldn’t be able to replace him until the mid-season draft.

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“Tarryn Thomas won’t play for North Melbourne again and he’s ineligible to play for any AFL club this season at all,” he told Jacqui Felgate on 3AW Drive.

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