Kaide Ellis

Kaide Ellis

Personal information
Born	(1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28) 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 73 2 0 0 0 Total 100 2 0 0 0
Source: [1] [2] As of 12 March 2022

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.

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

Ellis playing for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in 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]

2024

On 24 February, Ellis played in Wigan's 2024 World Club Challenge final victory over Penrith. ^[13] On 8 June, Ellis played in Wigan's 2024 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington. ^[14]

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. ^[15]

Honours

Penrith Panthers (Reserves)

• NSW Cup
  • Winners (1): 2017

Wigan Warriors

• Super League
  • Winners (2): 2023, 2024

• League Leaders' Shield
  • Winners (2): 2023, 2024

• Challenge Cup
  • Winners (2): 2022,2024

• World Club Challenge
  • Winners (1): 2024

References

1. "Kaide Ellis - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
2. "Player Summary: Kaide Ellis". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
3. "NRL teams round 6, 2018". Daily Telegraph. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
4. "'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.
5. "Ellis granted release by Panthers". Penrith Panthers. 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
6. Carayannis, Michael (11 July 2020). "Dragons relief after snapping up Graham replacement" . The West Australian. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
7. 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.
8. "Wigan Warriors 'sign' two NRL forwards for 2022". Manchester Evening News. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
9. "Kaide Ellis and Jordan Dezaria handed suspensions following tribunal". uk.sports.yahoo.com.
10. "Challenge Cup final: Huddersfield Giants 14-16 Wigan Warriors". www.bbc.co.uk.
11. "Josh Griffin: Hull FC centre gets seven-game ban after red card in Challenge Cup loss". www.bbc.co.uk.
12. "Wigan Warriors crowned Super League champions after downing Dragons". www.theguardian.com.
13. "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time". www.bbc.co.uk.
14. "Wigan beat Warrington to win Challenge Cup". www.bbc.co.uk.
15. "St George Illawarra Dragons players fined $305,000 and given match suspensions". National Rugby League . 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

External links

• St. George Illawarra Dragons profile
• Penrith Panthers profile