Adam Elliott
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Full name | Adam Elliott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bega, New South Wales, Australia | 16 October 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 4 June 2021 Source: [1] |
Adam Elliott (born 16 October 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and lock for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
He has played for Country NSW and the Indigenous All Stars sides.
Background[]
Elliott was born in Bega, New South Wales, Australia and is of Indigenous Australian descent.[2]
He played his junior rugby league for the Tathra Sea Eagles. He attended St Gregory's College, Campbelltown and played in the College's GIO Schoolboys Cup side,[3] before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Playing career[]
Early career[]
In 2013 and 2014, Elliott played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team,[4] before graduating to their New South Wales Cup team in 2015.[5]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Adam_Elliott.jpg/220px-Adam_Elliott.jpg)
On 3 May 2015, he played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents.[6] On 27 September 2015, he was named at second-row in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[7] On 3 November 2015, he re-signed with Canterbury on a two-year contract.[8]
2016[]
In round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Elliott made his NRL debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.[9][10]
2018[]
Elliott made 24 appearances for Canterbury in the 2018 season scoring 4 tries. In September 2018, Canterbury held Mad Monday celebrations at The Harbour View Hotel in Sydney's CBD. Later in the evening, photographs provided by the media showed Canterbury players being heavily intoxicated, stripping naked and vomiting in the street. Elliott was handed a $25,000 fine (including $10,000 suspended) by Canterbury after nude images of the player appeared in the media. Elliott was also handed a notice to attend court for wilful and obscene exposure.[11][12][13]
On December 17, Elliott was handed a two year good behaviour bond with no conviction recorded at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court for his role in the Mad Monday celebrations.[14]
2019[]
Elliott made 20 appearances for Canterbury-Bankstown in the 2019 NRL season as the club struggled towards the bottom of the table. At one point the club was sitting last on the table and was in danger of getting the wooden spoon. For the third straight season however Canterbury achieved four upset victories in a row over Penrith, the Wests Tigers, South Sydney and Parramatta who were all competing for a place in the finals series and were higher on the table. Canterbury ended the season finishing 12th on the table.[15][16]
2020[]
In round 8 of the 2020 NRL season, Elliott was taken from the field during Canterbury's 26-10 loss against Souths at Bankwest Stadium. It was later revealed that Elliott had dislocated his shoulder and would be ruled out for the season.[17]
2021[]
On 15 February 2021, Elliott was involved in an incident with former NRL player Michael Lichaa and Lichaa's fiancee. The matter was referred on to the NRL integrity unit where Elliott avoided suspension and a fine. Elliott pledged to Canterbury that he would seek professional help in regards to his problems with alcohol.[18][19]
On 23 August, Elliott was stood down by Canterbury for the remaining two matches of the season after he was allegedly ejected from a Gold Coast restaurant for poor behaviour.[20] On 26 August, Elliott was fined $10,000 by the NRL for bringing the game into disrepute. There was also further allegations involving Elliott, which included that he had taken women's rugby league player Millie Boyle into the men's toilet at the Gold Coast restaurant where they kissed and he removed his shirt. It was after this moment that the restaurant workers asked Elliott to leave the premises.[21]
On 10 September, Elliott and Canterbury came to a mutual agreement to end his playing contract with the club.[22]
In late October 2021, Canberra Raiders signed Elliott to a 12-month contract, to resume his playing career in the 2022 NRL season.[23][24]
References[]
- ^ "Adam Elliott - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 16 October 1990. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ NRL Digital Media (14 December 2016). "World And Indigenous All Stars Announced". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "St Greg's shows Farrer how it's done". The Northern Daily Leader. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "E". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ Posted: 4 March 2015 by Triple M NRL (4 March 2015). "NSW Cup Round One Team Lists | Triple M NRL". Triplem.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Bulldogs confirm retention and recruitment". Zero Tackle. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ NRL. "NRL LATE MAIL: Sea-Eagles v". Bulldogs. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Bulldogs' Mad Monday mess results in major sponsor walking away". News.com.au — Australia's Leading News Site. 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "NSW Police charge Dogs for 'obscene exposure'". wwos.nine.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Bulldogs 'Mad Monday' saga draws to a close". National Rugby League. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Spoons of wood, high hopes and chances lost... the final round storylines". Brisbane Times. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "The Dean Pay way: 'Unashamedly' old school". NRL. September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Thompson off leash as Dogs fear for Elliotts shoulder". www.nrl.com. 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Lyons, Erin (14 February 2021). "'Love triangle': Ex-NRL star Michael Lichaa charged over alleged domestic incident". News.com.au — Australia's Leading News Site. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Elliott to undergo professional help over alcohol issues". www.nrl.com.au. 20 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Dogs star stood down as details emerge in Gold Coast restaurant incident". www.foxsports.com.au. 23 August 2021.
- ^ "'Absolutely fed up': Dogs reportedly turn on Elliott as toilet tryst fine revealed". www.foxsports.com.au. 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Adam Elliott's career in limbo after split with Bulldogs". www.foxsports.com.au. 10 September 2021.
- ^ "NRL bad boy Adam Elliott finds new home at Canberra Raiders after toilet tryst scandal". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Adam Elliott Signs with the Raiders". Canberra Raiders. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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