Xavier Ellis

Xavier Ellis
Personal information
Full name	Xavier Ellis
Nickname(s)	X-Man
Date of birth	28 February 1988
Original team(s)	Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 3 (PP), 2005 national draft
Height / weight	187cm / 80 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2007–2013 2014–2016 Total	Hawthorn West Coast	086 (28) 034 0(9) 120 (37)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights
AFL premiership: 2008

Xavier Ellis (born 28 February 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

Ellis was drafted by the Hawthorn Football Club with their first selection and third overall in the 2005 national draft. In 2006, he focused on completing his year tewlve studies and playing football for Melbourne Grammar, where he was co-captain of the 1st XVIII. His season was wrecked by injuries, but he managed to play several games for Hawthorn's VFL affiliate, the Box Hill Hawks.

He made his senior debut against the Brisbane Lions in round one, 2007 and scored his first goal in round four against Geelong at Aurora Stadium. His debut season saw him rewarded with the club's best first year player.

During the 2008 season, he played 23 matches, averaging 20 disposals. He played in the 2008 AFL Grand Final, where he amassed 28 disposals (the most on the ground) and helped his team defeat Geelong.

From 2009 to 2012, he was hampered by a string of injuries throughout this period. He missed most of the 2012 season, only managing to play five matches, including the 2012 grand final loss.

In 2013, he was restricted to just two games after numerous calf injuries and at the end of the season he signed with the West Coast as an unrestricted free agent.^[1]

From 2014 to 2015, he played the majority of both seasons including the 2015 AFL Grand Final against his old side, Hawthorn.^[2]

After managing just two matches in the 2016 season, Ellis announced his immediate retirement from the AFL in August via a post on Instagram.^[3]

Statistics

^[4]

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
2007	Hawthorn	32	13	3	2	78	74	152	49	24	0.2	0.2	6.0	5.7	11.7	3.8	1.8
2008	Hawthorn	8	23	3	1	205	250	455	151	53	0.1	0.0	8.9	10.9	19.8	6.6	2.3
2009	Hawthorn	8	11	3	0	87	105	192	47	35	0.3	0.0	7.9	9.5	17.5	4.3	3.2
2010	Hawthorn	8	23	10	7	207	193	400	106	89	0.4	0.3	9.0	8.4	17.4	4.6	3.9
2011	Hawthorn	8	8	3	1	84	64	148	46	19	0.4	0.1	10.5	8.0	18.5	5.8	2.4
2012	Hawthorn	8	6	6	0	44	35	79	14	8	1.0	0.0	7.3	5.8	13.2	2.3	1.3
2013	Hawthorn	8	2	0	2	9	3	12	3	4	0.0	1.0	4.5	1.5	6.0	1.5	2.0
2014	West Coast	18	17	7	2	174	84	258	53	40	0.4	0.1	10.2	4.9	15.2	3.1	2.4
2015	West Coast	18	15	1	0	164	62	226	76	22	0.1	0.0	10.9	4.2	15.1	5.1	1.5
2016	West Coast	18	2	1	0	11	11	22	6	4	0.5	0.0	5.5	5.5	11.0	3.0	2.0
Career			120	37	15	1063	881	1944	551	298	0.3	0.1	8.9	7.3	16.2	4.6	2.5

References

1. Niall, Jake (15 October 2013). "Xavier Ellis to sign with West Coast". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
2. Australian Associated Press (30 September 2015). "AFL Grand Final: Xavier Ellis ready to fire for West Coast Eagles against former club". Perth Now. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
3. "Premiership Player Retires Over Instagram". Triple M. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
4. "Xavier Ellis". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

External links

• Xavier Ellis's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
• Xavier Ellis's statistics from AFL Tables