Bulldogs boss vows to keep prize asset on a short leash "Ben's acutely aware of the requirements and commitments he's made under the 12-month program": Greenberg. Bulldogs chief executive Todd Greenberg will not hesitate to suspend Ben Barba again if he fails to co-operate with the one-year program designed by his specialists. Greenberg insists it was medical advice, not any doing of his or coach Des Hasler, that led to Barba being named to make his return in Friday's mouth-watering showdown with South Sydney. But the same experts who reunited the 23-year-old with his teammates have the power to take it all away if they believe the football landscape is no longer in his best interests. "Ben's acutely aware of the requirements and commitments he's made under the 12-month program," Greenberg said. He needs to fulfil those. Those requirements are as important as any speed, strength and football program. They all form a part of his own personal program every week. He knows those requirements and the club and Benny are working together to make sure he complies with them. He's acutely aware of that. He has a schedule that is overlaid with additional responsibilities. He knows them and the club knows them and 12 months might not be the end of it. It could go longer than that. It will go as long as it has to go and that will be guided by the experts. The club doesn't oversee it, we get regular reports. It's about him developing as a person, so there are so many different traits within that. There are preventative measures to make sure he's got all the tools and skills equipped to ensure he keeps developing. He's not at his destination point yet, he has a long way to go. While it's still early in Barba's road to recovery, Greenberg said the club and the fullback's doctors needed to be patient. Barba's return to the paddock is just the beginning of a program aimed at providing the troubled star with a healthy lifestyle throughout his career and beyond. "He knows he has a lot of work to do off the field in order for him to improve as a person," Greenberg said. That doesn't just happen overnight. But it's been made very clear to me that being back in the football environment and training with his teammates is a big part of his recovery. To isolate him from that - in the words of the specialist - would be counterproductive. By keeping him out of football any longer would've been counterproductive to his ongoing productivity. We've taken that advice from the experts. It's not a decision that I've made or the coach has made, it's been made by an independent analysis and the experts had a duty of care to make sure we listen. Hasler and Greenberg are keen to keep Barba away from the spotlight and have devised a plan to ensure he isn't burdened by media responsibilities. Barba's only media interaction has been an interview with sponsor ANZ Stadium. "One of the reasons why he hasn't done any media this week was so he can focus primarily on the game and his performance," Greenberg said. We're going to be a lot more strategic about the type of media he does and the type of access provided to him. That's why he's been very quiet this week and that's why he'll continue to be that for a period of time.