Brett Finch's wife Elli seen in Sydney as he reports for bail

The wife of NRL star Brett Finch has been spotted just hours after her embattled husband reported for bail on child abuse material charges - as his lawyer lashes out at police. Elli Johnston, the wife of NRL star Brett Finch, has been spotted outside their Sans Souci home just hours after her embattled husband reported for bail on child abuse material charges Finch's wife Elli's stepped out of a white Range Rover soon after her husband Brett reported to police Elli Johnston pictured outside her Sans Souci home after her husband was hit with child abuse material charges Finch showed his face for the first time after being charged as part of a major police operation targeting child abuse on Tuesday Finch's lawyer, Paul McGirr, told Daily Mail Australia on Wednesday that NSW police had been 'quite unfair' towards the troubled star. The former star halfback, who played for Canberra, the Roosters, Parramatta and the Melbourne Storm in a 270-game NRL career, had a troubled time after his retirement from the game in 2013 'I sat there and - not that I've ever contemplated suicide - but I sat there and went, mate, this is not living, this is existing,' the former NRL star told the Turn Up The Talk podcast Finch revealed his plan came unstuck when his mother heard on the radio he was sick and his girlfriend subsequently found out. The former star halfback, who played for Canberra, the Roosters, Parramatta and the Melbourne Storm in a 270-game NRL career said was forced to leave his gig at Channel Nine as a commentator and panellist on the NRL Footy Show in 2016, citing mental health issues Finch's most famous on-field moment came in the opening game of the 2006 State of Origin series, when he kicked a long field goal to win the match for the NSW Blues in front of 80,000 fans.