Xavier Ellis

Infobox afl player


firstname = Xavier
lastname = Ellis


| birthdate = Birth date and age|1988|2|28|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Gippsland Power
heightweight = 187cm / 80kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 31 March 2007
debutteam = Hawthorn
debutopponent = Brisbane Lions
debutstadium = The Gabba
playingteams = Hawthorn (2006-)

23 games, 5 goals
coach = notcoach
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statsend = R10, 2008
careerhighlights = AFL Premiership Player (2008)

Xavier Ellis (born 28 February 1988) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the AFL's Hawthorn Football Club. Drafted by Hawthorn with 3rd overall pick in the 2005 AFL Draft, he is a medium sized midfielder or defender, and has shown great footy smarts. Many believed Collingwood would take him with their no. 2 pick, but instead they opted for Dale Thomas, prompting the Hawks to (prematurely) declare recruiting him had been a major coup.

In 2006 Ellis focused on completing his year 12 (final year) studies and playing football for Melbourne Grammar School, where he was co-captain of the 1^stXVIII. Unfortunately, his season was wrecked by injuries, but he managed to play several games for Hawthorn's VFL affiliate Box Hill Hawks, where he played well.

Ellis had a few injury scares over the 2006/07 pre-season, especially concerning his hamstrings, although he has overcome these problems, and has made his senior debut against Fremantle as part of the NAB Cup practice matches.

Xavier scored his first goal for the Hawks in round 4, 2007 against Geelong at Aurora Statium, Launceston.

At the club's 2007 Best and Fairest presentation, Xavier was named Hawthorn's 'Best First Year Player'.

External links

* [http://hawthornfc.com.au/TheClub/Players/PlayerProfile/tabid/8483/playerId/14263/teamId/32/typeId/2/Default.aspx Player profile] on HawthornFC.com.au
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