Cronulla forward Andrew Fifita was issued a consorting notice by police for visiting in jail the man who killed teenager Thomas Kelly in Kings Cross.

Police handed Fifita the notice on Wednesday after it emerged he had made numerous trips to Cessnock jail to see Kieran Loveridge this year.

Kieran Loveridge after he was sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison. Credit:Kate Geraghty

Loveridge is serving a 10-year sentence for the manslaughter of Mr Kelly who was killed by a single, savage blow as he began his first night out in Sydney's Kings Cross.

​The Sharks and NSW prop's notice was issued by officers attached to Strike Force Raptor, the proactive, high-visibility police unit set up to target bikie gangs following a fatal brawl at Sydney Airport in March 2009.