Footy star Adam Elliott has praised his NRL club for standing by him after he was caught kissing a former teammate s partner.
Elliott on Monday spoke publicly for the first time since being caught in an intimate act with former teammate Michael Lichaa s fiancee after a party last month.
Police allege Lichaa assaulted his long-term girlfriend Kara Childerhouse shortly after discovering the pair together.
Bulldogs second-rower Elliott largely refused to talk about the incident or potential fallout with the club after both the NRL and Canterbury deemed it a private matter.
Adam Elliott (right) has spoken publicly for the first time since the alleged cheating scandal
06:37 EDT, 20 February 2021
An NRL star caught in an intimate act with an ex-teammate s fiancee at a housewarming party has apologised for his behaviour.
Canterbury-Bankstown forward Adam Elliott, 26, issued a statement via the club on Saturday about the incident at Connells Point in Sydney s south, on Sunday.
After ex-Bulldogs hooker Michael Lichaa caught Elliot kissing his fiancee Kara Childerhouse, he allegedly assaulted his long-term partner and smashed a window.
Adam Elliott (pictured right) has apologised for his behaviour at a housewarming last weekend
Elliott was involved in an intimate act with Kara Childerhouse (pictured left), the fiancee of former NRL star Micahel Lichaa (pictured right)