1/35Shark's Ben Barba holds the premiership trophy after winning the 2016 NRL Grand Final between the Cronulla Sharks and Melbourne Storm at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. Picture: Brett Costello
The rise and fall of NRL superstar Ben Barba
GALLERY: From Bulldogs pup to Cronulla super Shark. we take a look back at the highs and lows of the now disgraced NRL player Ben Barba.
2/35Canterbury Bulldogs NRL player Ben Barba at the team members day at ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park, Homebush, Sydney.
3/35Ben Barba tackled during South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs NRL game at ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park, Homebush in Sydney.
4/35Canterbury Bulldogs NRL player Ben Barba at ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park, Homebush in Sydney, now joins Rabbitohs Inglis, cricketer Warner and Socceroos Emerton as one of the Stadium's ambassadors.
5/35Ben Barba in action during the St George Illawarra Dragons v Canterbury Bulldogs NRL game at ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park, Homebush, Sydney.
6/35Fullback Ben Barba has a laugh at warm-up session during Canterbury Bulldogs NRL team training session at Belmore Stadium, Belmore in Sydney.
7/35NRL - Canterbury Bulldogs rugby league player Ben Barba showing he is king of the kids with Berala Bears rugby league players at Peter Hislop Park, Auburn.
8/35NRL ROUND 21 - Canterbury Bulldogs host North QLD Cowboys at ANZ stadium in Homebush. Ben Barba scores second try.
9/35Rugby League - Canterbury Bulldogs vs Brisbane Broncos @ ANZ Stadium . Ben Barba on the way to his 2nd try to win the game for the Bulldogs . Pic Gregg Porteous
10/35Rugby League Dally M Awards presentation evening at The Sydney Town Hall Dally M player of the year Ben Barba with his partner Ainslie Currie .Pic Gregg Porteous Picture: Gregg Porteous
11/35Bulldogs Ben Barba and GWS Israel Folau share a laugh with patient Noah Harb (11) after presenting a cheque to Westmead Children's Hospital from ANZ Stadium . Pic Gregg Porteous
12/35NRL- Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Team photo and fan day at Belmore Oval .Ben Barba and Frank Pritchard share a laugh during the team photograph . Pic Gregg Porteous
13/35In this photo released by Tennis Australia Switzerland's Roger Federer, left, chats with Australian rugby league player Ben Barba in the players lounge in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan.20, 2013. Federer will play Canada's Milos Raonic in a fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship on Monday, Jan. 21. (AP Photo/Tennis Australia,Fiona Hamilton)
14/35Ben Barba - NRL Bulldogs mad monday celebrations at Belmore Oval after loosing the NRL Grand final.
15/35NRL - Ben Barba has his first day back at training with the Canterbury Bulldogs after being discharged from a northern beaches drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre. While teammates were in training jumpers, Barba wore his No.1 playing jumper.
16/35Bulldogs Ben Barba makes a break to score a try during the round 18 rugby league game between the Canterbury Bulldogs and Melbourne Storm at ANZ Stadium, Homebush Sydney.
17/35Broncos marquis signing Ben Barba prepares to take on his old club Canterbury on Friday Night. Pics Adam Head
18/35Sport Bcm 29.11.13 - Broncos getting their mo's off for Movember at The Regatta,Kerry Asquith of Ipswich,Ben Barba,Kim Pickering of Ipswich - pic Adam Smith
19/35Ben Barba in action during the Broncos v Roosters game at the Auckland Nines at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand. pic Mark Evans
20/35Justin Hodges and Ben Barba at Brisbane Broncos training. Pic Darren England.
21/35Ben Barba of Brisbane tackled Jarryd Hayne of the Eels during the NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the Parramatta Eels. Pic Darren England.
22/35Brisbane Broncos players Ben Barba and Andrew McCullough reading to Lincoln and Shannon Campbell and Kade and Kurt Jones. The players will be reading books to kids at The Courier-Mail Story Space during the Out of the Box Festival for Children. Pic Darren England.
23/35Bulldogs player Ben Barba is preparing for match against Cronulla Sharks on Sunday. He will drive with a 3m, 200kg Grey Nurse as part of preparation
24/35Ben Barba makes a break during Canterbury Bulldogs v Cronulla Sharks NRL game at ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park, Homebush in Sydney.
25/35Ben Barba during his first training session with the Cronulla Shark .Picture Gregg Porteous
26/35SHARKS V SEA EAGLES in a pre season NRL game at Pittwater Park in North Narrabeen today. Ben Barba takes the field in his first game for Cronulla.
27/35Cronulla Sharks Ben Barba will wear boots painted by indigenous artist Daren Dunne to celebrate the NRL's indigenous round .Picture Gregg Porteous
28/35Ben Barba Indigenous All Stars training at Langlands Park. Pic Annette Dew
29/35SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Ben Barba of the Sharks poses during a Cronulla Sharks NRL media session at Southern Cross Group Stadium on September 27, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
30/35Ben Barba of the Indigenous All Stars. Pic Darren England.
31/35Shark's Ben Barba tackled by Roosters Mitchell Pearce during the Round 19 NRL game between the Sydney Roosters and the Cronulla Sharks at Allianz Stadium , Moore Park . Picture : Gregg Porteous
32/35Shane Flanagan talks with his team, Cronulla Sharks recovery session at North Cronulla Surf Club Picture Craig Greenhill
33/35NRL Round 1 match between the NQ Cowboys and the Sharks in Townsville, QLD, at 1300 SMILES Stadium. Shark's Ben Barba gets tackled by Cowboy's Johnathan Thurston and Gavin Cooper. Picture: Wesley Monts
34/35Sharks Wade Graham, James Maloney and Ben Barba suited and booted ahead of the Dally M's at Shark Park today. Picture: Justin Lloyd
35/35NO INTERNET UNTILL MIDNIGHT - The Cronulla Sharks Speedsters Ben Barba , Jack Bird Valentine Holmes, Sosaia Feki and Ricky Leutele . Picture : Gregg Porteous
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