Essendon coach Brad Scott says troubled former Kangaroo Tarryn Thomas deserves another chance in the AFL. Scott knows Thomas well, he coached the exiled star at North Melbourne. Mitch Cleary 7AFL #7NEWS

@cleary_mitch @7AFL No thank you! @essendonfc

@cleary_mitch @7AFL Isn’t it ‘violence against woman’ round? Don’t think the sponsors would be too happy.

@cleary_mitch @7AFL close! He doesn’t 🖤

@cleary_mitch @7AFL This says as much about Brad Scott as it does Thomas. Here was the time for him to show leadership for all women but particularly Essendon women and also support the decision North took. Just another cowardly man

@cleary_mitch @7AFL One step forward, three steps back @essendonfc Read the room Brad, you’re about to divide the football club again 🤦‍♀️

@cleary_mitch @7AFL Brad my dude sometimes it’s better to not talk

@cleary_mitch @7AFL Please NO Brad and @essendonfc this guy has had numerous chances to reform himself. He hasn't, and with such death and violence against women in our society. I would think and hope any half decent Essendon fan would not want this to happen regardless of how talented he is.

@cleary_mitch @7AFL As an @essendonfc member, lifetime supporter and domestic violence survivor I am absolutely appalled and sickened to read that our coach Brad Scott is claiming that TT is a good bloke and deserves another chance. No. No. And. No. His actions tell you he is not a good bloke. /1

@cleary_mitch @7AFL Wait a minute… so the AFL are taking a public stance around violence against women, and yet members in the AFL community are still advocating for this guy???? 🤢

@cleary_mitch @7AFL The AFL are attempting to make a stand against women violence this weekend, by the way. Try to understand the hypocrisy of this league...