1. Brandon Ellis was born on 3 August 1993 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League.
29 Facts About Brandon Ellis
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Brandon Ellis previously played 176 matches over eight seasons at Richmond, including in the 2017 and 2019 premierships.
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Brandon Ellis first played football in the Auskick program in Brunswick at the age of four.
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Brandon Ellis quit football temporarily in year 10 in the aftermath of his father's terminal cancer diagnoses.
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Brandon Ellis later played representative football with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup where he played 29 games across his bottom and top aged seasons.
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Brandon Ellis was part of West Coburg's under-18s premiership in 2010, where he was coached by Phil Cleary.
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Brandon Ellis represented the Victorian Metro side at the 2010 Under 18 national championships.
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Brandon Ellis recorded a 76 per cent disposal efficiency and the most score involvements of any defender in the competition.
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Brandon Ellis attended high school at Princes Hill Secondary College in the Melbourne suburb of North Carlton.
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Brandon Ellis was drafted to Richmond with the 15th selection in 2011 National Draft.
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Brandon Ellis debuted on Round 1 the following season, in a 44-point loss to traditional rivals Carlton.
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Brandon Ellis was nominated for the 2012 AFL Rising Star award in Round 17 after recording 21 disposals and 5 marks in Richmond's close loss to North Melbourne.
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In Round 8,2013 Brandon Ellis recorded a career-best 39 disposals in Richmond's 34-point victory over Melbourne.
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Brandon Ellis placed equal fifth at the club in the Brownlow Medal tally that year, recording 5 votes.
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Brandon Ellis received the Jack Titus medal in 2014, for finishing second in the Richmond Best-and-Fairest count.
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Brandon Ellis led the club in disposals and rebound 50s and placed fourth in the club at the Brownlow Medal.
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Brandon Ellis was nominated to the All-Australian squad of 40 but was ultimately not selected to the final side.
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Brandon Ellis had another strong season in 2015, relishing his role as the club's number one outside midfielder.
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Brandon Ellis topped the club for uncontested possessions and ranked second for total disposals.
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Brandon Ellis failed to make an impact in Richmond's losing elimination final however, recording only 10 disposals on the day.
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Between round 4 2014 and round 18 2015, Brandon Ellis recorded a club record streak of 27 straight matches with 20 or more disposals.
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Brandon Ellis played his 100th AFL game in Round 12,2016, against the Gold Coast Suns at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Brandon Ellis finished the season ranked 3rd at the club for disposals in 2016.
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Brandon Ellis returned to senior football in round 10, after spending four weeks with the club's reserves side at VFL level.
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Brandon Ellis played the 150th AFL match of his career in round 20's win over Geelong at the MCG.
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Brandon Ellis finished the 2019 season by playing in a winning grand final, his second premiership in three seasons at Richmond.
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Brandon Ellis had played 176 games over eight seasons at Richmond.
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Brandon Ellis played in 16 of a possible 17 games in his COVID-19 pandemic affected first season at Gold Coast, placing fifth in the club's best and fairest award.
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Brandon Ellis's father was treated for kidney cancer when Ellis was a child and in 2009, received a terminal throat cancer diagnoses but overcame the illness through six months of extensive radiation and chemotherapy.