Kaide Ellis

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Kaide Ellis
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Personal information
Born (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 27)
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
Playing information
Position Prop, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 Penrith Panthers 9 0 0 0 0
2020–21 St. George Illawarra 18 0 0 0 0
2022– Wigan Warriors 49 2 0 0 0
Total 76 2 0 0 0
As of 12 March 2022
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Kaide Ellis (born 4 August 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and loose forward for the Wigan Warriors in the ESL.

He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.

Early career

Ellis was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, and was educated at Dubbo College Senior Campus where he represented 2013 NSW CHS team.

Kaide played his junior rugby league at St Johns Dubbo and South Dubbo Raiders.

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Ellis playing for the Penrith Panthers in 2018

He signed with the Penrith Panthers and won 2015 National Youth Competition Grand Final.[citation needed]

Playing career

2017

He played in the Panthers State Championship final vs the PNG Hunters, where he also got man of the match.[citation needed]

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.[3][4]

2020

On 12 July, Ellis was released by the Penrith club, signing for St. George Illawarra until the end of the 2020 season.[5][6]

In November 2020, he signed a one-year contract extension to remain at the club in 2021.[7]

2021

On 15 July 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Wigan in the Super League on a three-year deal for the 2022 season.[8]

2022

In round 5 of the 2022 Super League season, Ellis was placed on report for fighting during the Wigan's 28-0 loss to Catalans Dragons. Ellis was subsequently banned for five matches over the incident.[9] On 28 May 2022, he played for Wigan in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final victory over Huddersfield.[10]

2023

In the 2023 Challenge Cup quarter-final, Ellis was sent off during Wigan's 14-12 victory over Warrington. On 20 June, Ellis was given a three-game ban and a £250 fine over the incident.[11] On 14 October, Ellis played in Wigan's 2023 Super League Grand Final victory over the Catalans Dragons.[12]

Controversy

On 5 July 2021, Ellis was fined $5000 by the NRL and suspended for one game after breaching the game's Covid-19 biosecurity protocols when he attended a party along with 12 other St. George Illawarra players at Paul Vaughan's property.[13]

Honours

Penrith Panthers (Reserves)

Wigan Warriors

References

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External links

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