TWO-TIME premiership coach Mark Thompson could be banned from working in the AFL after he failed to pay a $30,000 fine arising from his role in Essendon's 2012 supplements program.
Thompson's fine was due on Friday but an AFL spokesman confirmed the Bombers' 2014 senior coach had not done so.
His immediate future in the game now lay in the hands of the AFL Commission, the spokesman said.
Thompson was fined in August last year but was able to coach the Bombers this season while former coach James Hird served his 12-month suspension.
Essendon was fined $2million in total as part of the sanctions for the club's supplement program, however Thompson's fine was not to be paid by the club.
Essendon elected not to comment on Thompson's decision not to pay the fine when contacted by AFL.com.au on Friday.
It has been reported that Thompson has not had any contact with anyone from Essendon in recent days after several meetings between he and the club in the past fortnight surrounding his role in 2015.
Thompson has stated on a number of occasions, including at Essendon's best and fairest count, that he did not wish to step back into an assistant role after being the senior coach this season.
Hird said earlier this week that he still had a good relationship with Thompson but he added that the pair had not spoken for nearly a month.
