North Melbourne midfielder Tarryn Thomas' AFL career hangs in the balance after he was again stood down by the AFL club indefinitely amid concerns over his behaviour towards women.
Thomas must remain away from the club and is not available for selection at senior or VFL level after the Kangaroos determined he had failed to make "sufficient progress" in his respectful-behaviour education program.
The club were also made aware late on Tuesday of further allegations of "inappropriate behaviour", which they have shared with the AFL's integrity unit.
Thomas, who returned to Arden Street late last month after being stood down due to several complaints about his behaviour, has reportedly been accused of sending more inappropriate texts to women.
Football boss Todd Viney stressed Thomas was not stood down because of the fresh allegations but echoed chief executive Jennifer Watt's statement that the club needed to see "further progress" before he could play.
"Tarryn will be unavailable to play for the North Melbourne Football Club in the VFL or AFL," Viney told reporters at Melbourne Airport on Friday.
"This decision has been made on the back of the education program put in place over the last eight weeks. We've seen some improvement in some of the understanding and accountability around that program we put in place.
"Unfortunately, (he's) still not quite at the level that he needs to be and that's been our own observations but also the observations from the key providers of some of those services we've put in place.
"So Tarryn's still got some work to be done in that area before he's available to play for the football club.
"Second to that, we are aware of the new allegations that are against Tarryn. So this is a serious concern to us again, it's with AFL Integrity.
"While we get to the bottom of those allegations, and work out the next part of his program, he'll stay away from the club."
The Kangaroos said they would not confirm details of the new allegations, including the timing, out of respect to the complainant.
Viney spent time with Thomas on Thursday and indicated the footballer's future was under a cloud.
"I'm on the record last time discussing this that we need to see significant improvement in his behaviour," Viney said.
"In this industry, it's a really tough industry, you behave yourself in and you behave yourself out.
"We need to see some significant traction in this area before Tarryn is available to play."
Coach Alastair Clarkson said Thomas' teammates wanted him to return but understood why he needed to be stood down.
"They want him to be playing," Clarkson said.
"He's a very, very talented player and we see him as a big part of the future of the football club.
"But we just need to address these issues, and they respect that."
Thomas was charged in January with threatening to distribute an intimate image and is due to face court next week.
Earlier this month the 22-year-old faced court on two charges of violating a court order, but those charges were subsequently dropped.
The Kangaroos will create a new plan to address Thomas' "issues of accountability, remorse and behaviour change".
