North Melbourne are committed to supporting Tarryn Thomas in his return to Arden St as the troubled young gun's AFL future remains in the balance.
The 23-year-old utility was last month indefinitely stood down by the Kangaroos for a second time amid concerns over his behaviour towards women.
Thomas has been told to stay away from the club and is not available for selection at any level until he makes progress in a respectful-behaviour education program.
North chief executive Jennifer Watt said Thomas' future remains under review.
"We've been committed to supporting him to change his behaviour the whole way and we haven't wavered from that. That's still absolutely our goal," Watt told SEN.
"But for Tarryn, he needs to understand that and work through that.
"In the next period of time, we'll work out the next program for him and that'll be a gradual return to the club in one way or another.
"But it really is up to Tarryn now to demonstrate that he understands his behaviours are unacceptable and that he takes responsibility and shows progress to change that."
Watt said North wanted to help Thomas become a better person after drafting him as a precocious 18-year-old in 2018.
"We have had Tarryn in our system since he was (18) years old, and we owe him a responsibility to support him through this," she said.
"There's a community expectation that we will help him to be a better citizen, but it's not unlimited. As I said, now it's really up to Tarryn."
Thomas was charged in January with threatening to distribute an intimate image and last month faced court.
The case will return to the Broadmeadows Magistrates Court on July 18.
In February, Thomas faced two counts of violating a court order, but those charges were subsequently dropped.
North were last month made aware of further allegations of "inappropriate behaviour", which they shared with the AFL's integrity unit.
