Brandon Ellis

Brandon Ellis
Ellis at a game for the Tigers against Brisbane in April 2015
Personal information
Full name	Brandon Ellis
Date of birth	(1993-08-03) 3 August 1993
Original team(s)	West Coburg, EDFL, Calder Cannons, TAC Cup
Draft	#15 2011: Richmond
Height/Weight	181 cm / 81 kg
Position(s)	Back Pocket/ Half Back Flank/ Wing
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	5
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012–	Richmond	89 (34)^[1]
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 1, 2016 season.
Career highlights
3× 22under22 team: 2013, 2014, 2015 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2012

Brandon Ellis (born 3 August 1993) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Ellis was drafted to Richmond with the 15th selection in 2011 AFL Draft from the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup.^[2]

He was nominated for the 2012 AFL Rising Star award in round 17 after a good performance in Richmond's close loss to North Melbourne.^[3]

Ellis was selected in the inaugural AFL Players Association 22under22 team in 2013. This annual award recognises the best young talent in the AFL.^[4]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 4, 2015 ^[5]

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
Season	Team	#	Totals								Averages (per game)
2012	Richmond	42	21	2	8	183	147	330	80	36	0.1	0.4	8.7	7.0	15.7	3.8	1.7
2013	Richmond	5	21	14	7	246	144	390	124	45	0.7	0.3	11.7	6.9	18.6	5.9	2.1
2014	Richmond	5	23	10	11	355	246	601	126	56	0.4	0.5	15.4	10.7	26.1	5.5	2.4
2015	Richmond	5	18	4	9	258	199	457	113	60	0.2	0.5	15.2	11.7	26.9	6.6	3.5
Career			69	26	28	842	577	1419	353	160	0.4	0.4	12.2	8.4	20.6	5.1	2.3

References

↑ "Richmond Football Club player list". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
↑ Warner, Michael (9 December 2011). "Tiger recruit Brandon Ellis aiming to sting the Blues". Herald Sun.
↑ "Richmond defender Brandon Ellis earns NAB Rising Star nomination for round 17 outing against Roos".
↑ McInerney, Sam. "22under22 Team Announced". AFL Players' Association. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
↑ Brandon Ellis' player profile at AFL Tables

External links

Brandon Ellis's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
Brandon Ellis's statistics from AFL Tables
Brandon Ellis's statistics from Footy Wire

Richmond Football Club – current squad

1 Vlastuin
2 Grimes
3 Deledio (vc)
4 Martin
5 B. Ellis
6 Grigg
7 Lennon
8 Riewoldt
9 Cotchin (c)
10 Edwards
11 Batchelor
12 Astbury
13 Yarran
14 Houli
15 A. Moore
16 Hampson
17 Rioli
18 Rance
20 Maric
21 Townsend
23 Lambert
24 Griffiths
25 Chaplin
26 Miles
27 Lloyd
28 Hunt
29 Vickery
30 Conca
31 Markov
32 C. Ellis
33 McIntosh
34 McBean
35 Broad
36 C. Moore*
37 Menadue
38 Morris
39 Drummond
40 Butler
41 Chol*
42 McKenzie
43 Elton
44 Marcon*
45 Short*
46 Castagna*
47 Soldo*

Coach: Hardwick

* denotes rookie listed players

2012 AFL Rising Star nominees

Rd 1: Beams Rd 2: Cameron Rd 3: Grimes Rd 4: Wallis Rd 5: Bugg Rd 6: Motlop Rd 7: Coniglio Rd 8: Golby Rd 9: Carlisle Rd 10: Shiel Rd 11: Sinclair Rd 12: Talia Rd 13: McDonald Rd 14: Greene Rd 15: Siposs Rd 16: Caddy Rd 17: Ellis Rd 18: Treloar Rd 19: Smith Rd 20: Blease Rd 21: Shaw Rd 22: Wingard Rd 23: Tyson

Italics denote winner

2011 AFL national draft

First round	1. Jonathon Patton 2. Stephen Coniglio 3. Dom Tyson 4. Will Hoskin-Elliott 5. Matthew Buntine 6. Chad Wingard 7. Nick Haynes 8. Billy Longer 9. Adam Tomlinson 10. Liam Sumner 11. Toby Greene 12. Sam Docherty 13. Taylor Adams 14. Devon Smith 15. Brandon Ellis 16. Tom Sheridan 17. Clay Smith 18. Brad McKenzie 19. Elliott Kavanagh 20. Hayden Crozier 21. Tom Mitchell (F/S) 22. Josh Bootsma 23. Murray Newman 24. Henry Schade 25. Sebastian Ross 26. Todd Elton 27. Sam Kerridge (PP) 28. Fraser McInnes (PP) 29. Alex Forster (PP) 30. Elliot Yeo (Comp)

Second round	31. Jackson Merrett 32. Joel Hamling 33. Bradley Hill 34. Shane Kersten 35. Daniel Markworth 36. Rory Taggert 37. Jack Newnes 38. Jordan Kelly 39. Michael Talia 40. Tom Curran 41. Mitch Grigg 42. Jimmy Webster 43. Jordan Lockyer 44. Sam Rowe 45. Brendon Ah Chee 46. Nicholas Joyce 47. Patrick Wearden 48. Jordan Murdoch

Third round	49. Daniel Pearce 50. Jackson Paine 51. Nathan Blee 52. Josh Tynan 53. Alex Woodward 54. James Sellar 55. Matthew Arnot 56. Tom Downie 57. Tory Dickson 58. Lachie Neale 59. Nick O'Brien 60. Jay Lever 61. Alex Brown 62. Dylan Buckley (F/S) 63. Ashton Hams (RP) 64. Cam Ellis-Yolmen 65. Corey Gault 66. Lincoln McCarthy

Fourth round	67. Jarrod Witts 68. Beau Wilkes 69. Mitch Golby (RP) 70. Luke Dahlhaus (RP) 71. Cameron Sutcliffe 73. Matthew Panos (RP) 74. Luke Delaney (RP) 75. Stewart Crameri (RP) 76. Jason Blake 77. Luke Breust (RP) 78. Orren Stephenson

Fifth round	79. Setanta Ó hAilpín 80. Alik Magin (RP) 82. Matthew Wright (RP) 83. Nick Lower (RP) 84. Cameron Pedersen (RP) 85. Nathan Gordon (RP) 86. Jed Bews (F/S)

Sixth round	87. James McDonald 88. Alex Sexton 89. Aidan Riley (RP)

Seventh round	91. Jackson Allen

Yiooken Award · Dreamtime at the 'G Best on Ground

2006: Polo 2007: Hird 2008: Foley 2009: Winderlich 2010: Hille 2011: Cotchin 2012: Deledio 2013: Watson 2014: Goddard 2015: Ellis

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