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With the NRL going into lockdown last Tuesday, Canterbury Bulldogs star Adam Elliott has made the extraordinary decision of heading to Darwin with his pregnant partner.
Elliott's partner Robyn is 33 weeks pregnant, and the pair packed up their entire lives in just a day to head up north to be with her family before the impending New South Wales travel restrictions.
According to Elliott, the move was purely about making sure his partner was comfortable when giving birth and the pair plans to stay put until their newborn baby arrives.
"Obviously there's a lot less cases up here in Darwin and for us to be around family was really important for when the baby comes and it was getting quite serious in New South Wales," he exclusively told Nine News.
Elliott and his partner Robyn made the instant decision to head up north to Darwin after the NRL lockdown (Instagram)
"For us it's just a no brainer to be up here and be around her family and have that support.
"I just want Robyn to be as comfortable as she can and I think that's around her mum and her dad. And when she goes into labour and when she comes out of labour."
The pair is now in isolation for 14 days to comply with Northern Territory laws, and Elliott revealed how their young nephews have made the transition easy.
"Yesterday it was home made muffins. I think they've called this morning and said it's going to be cookies so we're getting spoiled here, they leave it on the table outside for us" he said.
The big downside of the decision is that Elliot's own family will likely have to wait to meet baby, but he says it will all be worth it once the coronavirus chaos is over.
"It is a harsh reality that I'm going to have my first baby and my older brother James was so excited to be an uncle and it's going to be a matter of a month probably until they get to see the baby but I'm sure we'll make up for that," he said.
Elliott also touched on Bulldogs coach Dean Pay being stood down without pay this week, saying that the playing group had taken notice of the coach's sacrifice.
"It's a sacrifice for the club which is a selfless act in its own and I think for us it's something that we as a playing group need to be really grateful for," he said.
Elliott's partner Robyn is 33 weeks pregnant, and the pair packed up their entire lives in just a day to head up north to be with her family before the impending New South Wales travel restrictions.
According to Elliott, the move was purely about making sure his partner was comfortable when giving birth and the pair plans to stay put until their newborn baby arrives.
"Obviously there's a lot less cases up here in Darwin and for us to be around family was really important for when the baby comes and it was getting quite serious in New South Wales," he exclusively told Nine News.
Elliott and his partner Robyn made the instant decision to head up north to Darwin after the NRL lockdown (Instagram)
"For us it's just a no brainer to be up here and be around her family and have that support.
"I just want Robyn to be as comfortable as she can and I think that's around her mum and her dad. And when she goes into labour and when she comes out of labour."
The pair is now in isolation for 14 days to comply with Northern Territory laws, and Elliott revealed how their young nephews have made the transition easy.
"Yesterday it was home made muffins. I think they've called this morning and said it's going to be cookies so we're getting spoiled here, they leave it on the table outside for us" he said.
The big downside of the decision is that Elliot's own family will likely have to wait to meet baby, but he says it will all be worth it once the coronavirus chaos is over.
"It is a harsh reality that I'm going to have my first baby and my older brother James was so excited to be an uncle and it's going to be a matter of a month probably until they get to see the baby but I'm sure we'll make up for that," he said.
Elliott also touched on Bulldogs coach Dean Pay being stood down without pay this week, saying that the playing group had taken notice of the coach's sacrifice.
"It's a sacrifice for the club which is a selfless act in its own and I think for us it's something that we as a playing group need to be really grateful for," he said.
