23 Facts About Corey Ellis

Corey Ellis was born on 9 October 1996 and is a former professional Australian rules football player for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Corey Ellis previously played 27 matches over four years at Richmond after being drafted there with the 12th overall pick in the 2014 AFL National Draft.

Corey Ellis played alongside fellow future AFL player Jayden Laverde in eight consecutive premierships, and was awarded best on ground honours on four occasions.

Corey Ellis moved on to play TAC Cup football for the Western Jets.

Corey Ellis was particularly praised for his positional versatility, ball use and decision-making skills.

Corey Ellis was drafted by the Richmond Football Club with their first selection and 12th overall in the 2014 National Draft.

Corey Ellis missed a large share of the club's 2015 pre-season training as he recovered from the foot injury that restricted his draft testing.

Corey Ellis made his league debut against Geelong in round 5 of the 2015 season where he recorded 13 disposals and kicked a goal.

Corey Ellis was ruled out following the club's round 12 loss against West Coast, suffering a foot injury that would require surgery.

Corey Ellis did not return to the club's AFL side for the remainder of the 2015 season and finished it having played six games with an average of nine disposals per game.

Corey Ellis played 11 of the first 12 matches of the season including a round 6 match against Port Adelaide where he recorded a then career-best 23 disposals.

Corey Ellis played primarily across half-back in these matches, filling the void left by the injured Bachar Houli.

Corey Ellis spent six weeks rehabbing the injury before making his way back to the club's reserves team in August 2016.

Corey Ellis did not return to the club's senior team in 2016 despite being available for the last three matches of the season.

Corey Ellis finished the season having played 11 matches at an average of 15 disposals and 3.3 tackles per game.

Corey Ellis was dropped from the side after two weeks, following just 12 disposals and no tackles in the club's round 8 loss to Fremantle.

Corey Ellis played just one more senior match that season as he was dropped following the round 21 match against Geelong.

Corey Ellis' year did not end there however, as he joined Richmond's reserves side in their VFL finals run.

Corey Ellis was relatively ineffectual over the season's first two matches however, recording 23 disposals and five tackles in total before being subsequently dropped from Richmond's round 3 side.

Corey Ellis remained in a wing and half back role at the lower level for a further six weeks, before transitioning to play predominantly as an inside midfielder.

Corey Ellis was forced to return to VFL football, where he remained for the rest of the regular season and finals series.

Corey Ellis played a contributing role across the club's two losing finals, including gathering 23 disposals in a knock-out semi-final loss to the Essendon reserves side.

Corey Ellis finished the season having played four matches at AFL level and a further 18 with the club's reserves side in the VFL.