Troubled AFL star Tarryn Thomas remains suspended indefinitely by the Kangaroos

North Melbourne say Tarryn Thomas is no closer to returning to the club as a social media post places the troubled AFL player in the spotlight.

North says it’s aware of a social media post made by Thomas on Monday night, but didn’t detail the nature of the post.

‘Thomas has been away from the AFL program for the past three weeks and will continue to spend time away from the club,’ North said in a statement on Tuesday night.

‘The club continues to assess Thomas’ progress towards meeting club and community expectations.

‘He has not made adequate progress to be returned into the club environment at this stage.’

The Kangaroos have said Tarryn Thomas is no closer to returning to the club after being stood down indefinitely last month amid concerns over his behaviour towards women

The 23-year-old appeared at Melbourne Magistrates Court in February 

The 23-year-old utility was last month indefinitely stood down by the Kangaroos for a second time amid concerns over his behaviour towards women.

Thomas has been told to stay away from the club until he makes progress in a respectful behaviour education program.

Thomas was charged in January with threatening to distribute an intimate image and last month faced court. The case will return to the Broadmeadows Magistrates Court on July 18.

In February, Thomas faced two counts of violating a court order, but those charges were subsequently dropped.

North were last month made aware of further allegations of inappropriate behaviour, which they reported to the AFL’s integrity unit.

Thomas has not been considered for senior selection so far this season but has been allowed to play VFL practice matches.

The Kangaroos have previously indicated Thomas is running out of chances and Clarkson said last week the talented youngster still had work to do before earning an AFL recall.

Thomas has not been considered for senior selection so far this season but has been allowed to play VFL practice matches

‘There’s three buckets that he needs to address,’ Kangaroos boss Alastair Clarkson said last month.

‘One is with the AFL integrity [unit] and the police, there’s another one within our own club and then there’s the football conditioning side of it.

‘He’s continuing to tick those boxes and when we get a green tick for all of them […] we’d expect that to be in the next three or four weeks.’

Thomas, a first-round draft pick in 2018, has played 57 games for North Melbourne.