Kaide Ellis
Kaide Ellis is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock and second-row forward for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.
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| Born | 4 August 1996 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
Ellis was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, and was educated at Dubbo College, Senior Campus were he represented 2013 NSW CHS team.
Kaide played his junior rugby league at St Johns Dubbo and South Dubbo Raiders. He signed with the Penrith Panthers and won 2015 National Youth Competition Grand Final.
Playing career
2017
He played in the Panthers State Championship final vs the PNG Hunters, where he also got man of the match.
2018
Ellis made his first grade debut in Round 6 of the 2018 NRL season against the Gold Coast Titans at Penrith Park which ended in a 35-12 victory. Ellis was sin binned during the match for repeated infringements during the second half.[2][3]
2020
On 12 July, Ellis was released by the Penrith club, signing for St. George Illawarra until the end of the 2020 season.[4][5]
In November 2020, he signed a one-year contract extension to remain at the club in 2021.[6]
References
- "Kaide Ellis - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
- "NRL teams round 6, 2018". Daily Telegraph. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "'Embarrassment to the game' - Kaide Ellis sin-binning raises eyebrows in eventful Raiders-Panthers clash". Sporting News. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Ellis granted release by Panthers". Penrith Panthers. 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- Carayannis, Michael (11 July 2020). "Dragons relief after snapping up Graham replacement". The West Australian. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- St John, Mark; McDonald, Darcie (20 November 2020). "NRL Transfer Centre: Rabbitohs release gun to Warriors, Johns signs with Knights". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.