South Sydney have added to their forward depth for the upcoming season by signing veteran Adam Elliott to a one-year deal.
Elliott’s career looked to be over after he was cut by the Knights at the end of last season, which was cut short when he suffered a serious arm injury in round 12.
The 31-year-old lock has made 173 NRL appearances since his debut for Canterbury in 2016.
Elliott lined up in 101 appearances for the Bulldogs before spending 2022 at the Raiders then the past three seasons with the Knights where he racked up 48 games.
“Adam has been a consistent performer at the NRL level for a decade now and we feel he will add experience and create more depth within our forwards stocks this season,” Rabbitohs recruitment chief Mark Ellison said.
“He is renowned as a hardworking and aggressive forward, a punishing defender, and he has a reputation as a leader of men and a player that teammates want to play with.”
Bunnies coach Wayne Bennett has also lured David Fifita to the club in the off-season but their star power will take a hit at the end of the year with Keaon Koloamatangi agreeing to a long-term deal with St George Illawarra.
Elliott’s arrival will help offset the loss of Davvy Moale (Storm), Jacob Host (released), Siliva Havili (London Broncos), Shaquai Mitchell (released), and Josh Schuster (released) from last year’s forwards.
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