As treasurer Elliott had access to the club's bank account Eftpos card, the court heard.
Between May 5, 2011 and May 1, 2015, he made a large number of unauthorised transactions to help pay for personal expenses.
That included 32 Eftpos purchases at an Otumoetai bar totalling $982.50.
Elliott also made cash withdrawals and used the card to pay for a large number of other items such as takeaways, coffees, sushi, golf fees, sandblastingand a haircut.
The transactions totalled $4466, but Elliott paid back extra contributions to the club's bank account in the amount of $2612.58, leaving a shortfall of $1853.42.
Police prosecutor Amy Alcock told Judge David Cameron that the police opposed the discharge application as Elliott's offending involved a "gross breach of trust".
Lawyer Bill Nabney submitted that the prosecutor had "over-stated" the gravity of his client's offending, which had only arisen in his role as club treasurer.
Elliott had adopted a practice of sometimes using the social club bank card to pay for personal expenses to gain loyalty points but always intended to pay the money back.
Nabney said Elliott accepted what he did was wrong and had since paid the $1853.42.
A criminal conviction would put Elliott's employment as quality assurance manager at a building company at risk with severe consequences for him and his family, he said.
Judge Cameron said after hearing from Nabney and the prosecutor he was satisfied by a "narrow margin" to grant Elliott a discharge without conviction.
"A conviction would not only heighten the risk of Elliott losing his job, but he may also have difficulties in gaining other work, which would have a severe impact on his family."
