Paul Carter: Arrest warrant issued for former NRL player over alleged breach of court order

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a former Sydney Rooster after he allegedly breached court orders he received for repeatedly spitting on his ex and leaving her bruised.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a former NRL utility after he allegedly breached the court ordered bond he received for attacking his ex.

Randwick’s Paul Carter did not appear at Waverley Local Court on Tuesday.

Carter comes from a fabled NRL family and is the son of NRL premiership winner and Penrith Panthers player Steve Carter.

The 31-year-old has a once promising career, playing 40 games in the NRL across spells with the Gold Coast, South Sydney and the Roosers. However, he has experienced a stunning fall from grace since his last game in 2017.

In November last year, he pleaded guilty to domestic violence related common assault, contravening an AVO and resisting police.

Paul Carter played as a utility forward for the Sydney Roosters.

“At the time of the offence, (Carter) not only had an apprehended domestic violence order with the victim, but also had three other protection orders against separate people,” police facts state.

He was convicted of the offences in December and placed on a two year community corrections order.

At the time, it was reported Carter’s assault occurred when he – along with his ex and current partner – travelled to his parents’ Coffs Harbour home on July 29 2022.

There, Carter became agitated and aggressive towards the victim, at one point cornering her into a bedroom and a “verbal and physical altercation ensued”, a court previously heard.

Court documents state Carter said words to the effect of “you’re a f--king slut/c--t” and spat on his ex’s face “approximately three times”.

He also held the victim’s right hand with “significant force” which caused bruising and discolouration of the skin.

Ex football player Paul Carter at a previous court appearance. Picture: John Grainger

The pair separated before Carter pushed the victim’s head, causing bruising and swelling, a court previously heard.

Later, the 31-year-old was aggressive towards police and an officer was injured while attempting to handcuff him.

He called police “f----t fingers b---h”, “melon headed c--t” and “devon head b---H”, court documents state.

When he was sentenced in December for this offending, Magistrate Ross Hudson noted Carter had been on bail for “some 16 months”.

“I am of the view … there are good reasons … not to impose a custodial sentence,” Mr Hudson said at the time.