Adam Elliott

Adam Elliott (born 16 October 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

Adam Elliott
Personal information
Born (1994-10-16) 16 October 1994
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Canterbury Bulldogs 82 9 2 0 40
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Country NSW 1 1 0 0 4
2018– Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 2 July 2020
Source: [1]

He has played for Country NSW and the Indigenous All Stars sides. Known in certain Australian sport circles as 'the Sheriff'.

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] 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]

References
  1. "Adam Elliott - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 16 October 1990. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. NRL Digital Media. "World And Indigenous All Stars Announced". NSWRL. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. "St Greg's shows Farrer how it's done". The Northern Daily Leader. 21 June 2012.
  4. "E". Nyc Database. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. Posted: 4 March 2015 by Triple M NRL (4 March 2015). "NSW Cup Round One Team Lists | Triple M NRL". Triplem.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  8. "Bulldogs confirm retention and recruitment". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  9. "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. NRL. "NRL LATE MAIL: Sea-Eagles v". Bulldogs. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  11. https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/bulldogs-mad-monday-mess-results-in-major-sponsor-walking-away/news-story/c6cbe3da49c6e54248ec603b6992dc83
  12. https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-canterbury-bulldogs-charged-by-police-after-mad-monday-celebrations/1ff918e3-75df-4d85-b2ab-c4a7ecc4c6d7
  13. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/NC0xNzE3LTQtLS0tLS0yMjYwNS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0=
  14. https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/12/17/bulldogs-mad-monday-saga-draws-to-a-close/
  15. "Spoons of wood, high hopes and chances lost... the final round storylines". Brisbane Times.
  16. "The Dean Pay way: 'Unashamedly' old school". NRL.
  17. "Thompson off leash as Dogs fear for Elliotts shoulder". www.nrl.com.
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