NRL player Curtis Scott has indicated he will defend historical domestic violence charges in court.

Mr Scott, 24, had just been given permission to start training with the Parramatta Eels when he was arrested last week while playing golf at Barden Ridge in Sydney’s south.

He was charged with two counts of intentionally choke person with recklessness, two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic), and three counts of common assault (DV).

Police will allege in court that the sacked Canberra Raiders player assaulted his ex-partner Tay-Leigha Clark on multiple occasions in 2018.

An apprehended violence order (AVO) application has also been made by NSW Police on behalf of Ms Clark.

Mr Scott made his first appearance at Sutherland Local Court on Wednesday.

His lawyer Sam Macedone said he was “instructed to enter pleas of not guilty”.

The court was told that the prosecution would call 10 witnesses at Mr Scott’s next hearing in the Local Court.

Mr Macedone also looked to vary the AVO application so that Mr Scott could walk within 50m of his ex-partner’s home.

The court was told that Mr Scott’s current girlfriend lived some 80m from Ms Clark’s family home and had lived there for nine years.

Mr Scott also travels to the park where he trains by walking on the opposite side of the road to where Ms Clark lives.

Mr Macedone asked to vary the AVO application such that he could not go within 10 or 20m of the home rather than 50m as is stipulated.

The prosecution opposed this and magistrate Jayeann Carney will hear arguments and make a decision later on Wednesday.

Sutherland Shire police began investigating the 24-year-old in November.

It is believed the woman involved filed a complaint against the controversial star with both NSW Police and the NRL.

Mr Scott has had a controversial career, with contracts ripped up by both the Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders after a series of off-field incidents.

He declared in late 2021 that he had been attending Alcoholics Anonymous and seeing a psychologist.

In 2017 he was part of the Storm’s premiership-winning team that defeated the North Queensland Cowboys.

He also played in Melbourne’s grand final defeat the following year.