| Keith Ellis | |||||
| Fullname: | Keith Gregory Ellis | ||||
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1905 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
| Death Place: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
| Retired: | yes | ||||
| Club1: | Newtown | ||||
| Year1start: | 1925 | ||||
| Year1end: | 35 | ||||
| Appearances1: | 75 | ||||
| Tries1: | 12 | ||||
| Goals1: | 1 | ||||
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 | ||||
| Points1: | 38 | ||||
| Yearastart: | 1925 | ||||
| Yearaend: | 26 | ||||
| Appearancesa: | 10 | ||||
| Triesa: | 2 | ||||
| Goalsa: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 | ||||
| Pointsa: | 6 | ||||
| Teamb: | NSW City | ||||
| Yearbstart: | 1928 | ||||
| Appearancesb: | 1 | ||||
| Triesb: | 0 | ||||
| Goalsb: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 | ||||
| Pointsb: | 0 | ||||
| Source: | [1] | ||||
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Keith Gregory Ellis (1905-1972) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s
Ellis was born at Marrickville, New South Wales to parents Charles and Catherine Ellis.
A Newtown junior, he was chosen to play reserve grade in 1924 and went on to play eight seasons in first grade for the Newtown Jets between 1925-1928 and 1932–1935. He is mostly remembered as the club captain the Newtown club when it won the 1933 Grand Final over St George Dragons 18–5.[2]
His only representative appearance was for New South Wales in 1926, playing in 5 matches. He was a long term committeeman at Newtown and also successfully coached the Newtown reserve grade team to premierships in 1947 and 1948.[3] He was the brother of fellow Newtown players Tom Ellis and Allan Ellis.
A Newtown legend, Ellis died on 4 June 1972, aged 66.[4]