Tarryn Thomas has fallen off Essendon's recruiting radar after the latest set of charges against the banned AFL footballer.

Coach Brad Scott had previously suggested the Bombers could look at drafting the sacked North Melbourne midfielder next season, despite Thomas' former club president warning rival sides against pursuing the 2018 No.8 draft selection.

Scott had called Thomas a "good person" at a press conference on May 1 in spite of the Gomeroi and Lumaranatana man being criminally charged by police over harassing an ex-girlfriend for a second time.

However in a move to appease members who had complained to the club's administration about speculation Essendon would actively target Thomas in the new year, the club sent out select emails assuring disgruntled supporters the 24-year-old would not be playing for the Bombers in the near future.

The AFL effectively banned Thomas for the rest of the 2024 season, preventing him from returning to the game until he passed a number of set behavioural protocols.

Last year he was found guilty of using a carriage service - a mobile phone - to harass, separate charges that were downgraded from a more serious charge of threatening to distribute an intimate image.

Thomas walked away with a $1000 fine with no legal conviction recorded against his name.

Essendon distanced itself from Tarryn Thomas in a direct letter to some members this week.

"Tarryn's conduct does not represent behaviours acceptable to anyone in our game or our community," the email said.

"No one at Essendon condones Tarryn's behaviour, and there's also no excuse for the behaviour or the hurt he has caused. The narrative created in recent days linking Tarryn Thomas to Essendon is inaccurate.

"You can be assured that when questioned, Brad was not discussing Tarryn from an EFC list management (or) recruiting perspective.

"While in past years, Essendon have discussed Tarryn at list management level, this is not something Essendon has or are currently considering.

"Brad is a man of great integrity, with a strong moral compass and longstanding, admirable values, which include respect, particularly towards women.

"However, Brad's job as a coach was and is the support of his players (past and present) wherever possible.

"This does not include accepting intolerable behaviour or defending the indefensible – this was not Brad's intentions yesterday when discussing Tarryn and rest assured, he does not condone Tarryn's behaviour in any way."

Thomas was charged as recently as May 21 after the AFL first suspended the former North Launceston prodigy and Kangaroos recruit for 18 weeks over allegedly harassing his ex-partner.

He was bailed to appear at the Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court on November 21.

Scott coached Thomas in the rookie's first AFL season and was involved in the his early football growth as a part of North Melbourne's Next Generation academy, the coach knowing the Tasmanian since he was a prodigious 14-year-old talent.

Scott has said that he hoped the football community would support and help Thomas.

"People will make mistakes and as a leader, a coach and a parent, the responsibility is to have people learn from those mistakes," Scott said on May 1.

"In Tarryn's case, my view is one of support.

"Has he made some terrible mistakes? Yes, he has, and he's the first to admit that.

"I can't speak to what's happened in the last couple of years in relation to Tarryn – I haven't been privy to all the information.

"But I just tend to think that people make mistakes. If you keep making the same mistake, there's an issue, but as leaders we expect young people to make mistakes.

"So, as an industry, do we just wash our hands and say we're done with him or do we help him? I prefer to sit in the help camp."

Thomas also is not allowed to train or play at any football level in the country without AFL approval, even after his 18-match suspension expires in season.

The AFL further clarified its position on May 21 after Victoria Police confirmed to the media that Thomas had been arrested on new charges and would face court.

"Please note that the AFL will specifically not permit Mr Thomas to join the list of any AFL club pending the hearing and determination of the charges that have now been brought against him and subject to the outcome of those proceedings," the AFL said in a statement.

"More broadly, it is the AFL's intent that Mr Thomas will not be approved to play at any level of Australian football pending the hearing and determination of the charges that have now been brought against him and subject to the outcome of those proceedings.

"The AFL will continue to monitor the police proceedings."