Millie Boyle reveals why Bulldogs star Adam Elliott was kicked out of restaurant
The Broncos NRLW star who was with Bulldogs gun Adam Elliott when he was kicked out of a Queensland eatery has revealed what really happened.
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NRLW star Millie Boyle says she was simply having a “kiss in the bathroom’’ with Canterbury’s Adam Elliott before they were kicked out of a Surfers Paradise restaurant by security.
That kiss will now sideline Elliott for the rest of the season after he was stood down by the Bulldogs. He is now fighting to save his $1 million, two-year deal with the Bulldogs as club officials grow tired of Elliott’s off-field behaviour.
“I’d been at the Burleigh Pavilion having a few drinks,” Boyle told The Daily Telegraph.
“Then we went to a restaurant and I bumped into Adam. I haven’t seen him for ages. We grew up together on the far south coast. I’m from Bega, he’s from Tathra but we went to the same high school before he moved up to Sydney.
“I’ve known his family for a long time. I’d had a few too many drinks, as you do from time to time.
“Look, all we did was have a kiss in the bathroom. It’s been taken way out of context. It’s a big kerfuffle about nothing. We’re both single and mates from way back.
“It was stupid and more embarrassing than anything else. Seriously, we did nothing wrong but had a few too many.”
It is understood Elliott has separated from his long-term partner – who has relocated to Darwin - following an incident with the wife of ex-teammate Michael Lichaa earlier this year. The pair have a young child together.
Boyle was with Broncos teammate Lauren Brown and Rugby Sevens star Charlotte Caslick on Sunday.
Elliott was asked to leave the restaurant about 10pm.
“When we were walking out, I spoke to the manager and everything was fine,” Boyle said. “They apologised for the fact there was any drama. This worries me because there’s a certain reputation out there with footy players. Something stupid and small happens and it’s out there in the public.
“It looks worse than what it was. I’m mindful, as the women’s game grows, we want to have a good image.”
The Daily Telegraph has learnt Elliott had not touched alcohol before Sunday since the highly publicised incident with Lichaa.
He had been drinking with teammates before some decided to head to Surfers Paradise.
The players did not breach NRL’s strict bio-security protocols by going to White Rhino Bar and Eats. Calls to the restaurant went unanswered.
Elliott spoke with the NRL’s integrity unit on Monday afternoon.
Bulldogs players held crisis talks on Monday.
A planned video session was cancelled and replaced with a meeting. The NRL and the club were made aware of the incident on Monday morning.
The players who were with Elliott were quizzed separately.
Elliott, who only recently played his 100th top grade game for the club, said earlier this year he would take “professional help in regards to issues with alcohol” after a string of boozed-related off-field incidents.
He was front and centre during the club’s mad Monday incident in 2018.
The club confirmed he would not play again this year.
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“The club are currently working with the NRL integrity unit regarding the matter,” a Bulldogs statement read. “As a result the Bulldogs have stood Elliott down from the final two matches of the season, until that process has been completed.
“The club is not in a position to comment further at this stage.”
