Download our new app<\/a> and never miss a headline. <\/p>\nOne journalist then made a reference to former North Melbourne player Tarryn Thomas, who was sacked by the club in 2024 after the AFL found him guilty of inappropriate behaviour towards a woman.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you worried you could have another Tarryn Thomas situation (on your hands)?\u201d the journalist asked Rawlings.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know why that would come into play at all,\u201d replied Rawlings.<\/p>\n
That was enough for Kangaroos media manager Mick Tormey, who quickly stepped in and called an end to the questioning.<\/p>\n
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Rawlings then left the podium, momentarily appeared to consider a return, before walking out of the room with Tormey.<\/p>\n
\u201cI reckon we might call it here. We\u2019re just getting the same questions over and over,\u201d Tormey said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s it, thanks guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blakey apologised for the circumstances in which his Swans career ended as he spoke for the first time following the trade.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to say that I\u2019m sorry for the events that led up to my exit from Sydney,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I have to win back the trust of the broader community, football and otherwise.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow I have the opportunity to move forward and I want to thank North Melbourne for helping me find a fresh start.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m grateful I have landed at a place that has such deep connections to me and my family.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is so much potential in this group and I\u2019m looking forward to getting to work to help take North Melbourne forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
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