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] |
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]