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Kaide Ellis
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Kaide Ellis (born 4 August 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and loose forward for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.
Key Information
He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.
Club career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]
Ellis was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, and was educated at Dubbo College Senior Campus where he represented 2013 NSW CHS team.
Kaide played his junior rugby league at St Johns Dubbo and South Dubbo Raiders.
He signed with the Penrith Panthers and won 2015 National Youth Competition Grand Final.[citation needed]
Penrith Panthers
[edit]Ellis made his first grade debut in Round 6 of the 2018 NRL season against the Gold Coast Titans at Penrith Park which ended in a 35–12 victory. Ellis was sin binned during the match for repeated infringements during the second half.[3][4]
St George Illawarra Dragons
[edit]
On 12 July, Ellis was released by the Penrith club, signing for St. George Illawarra until the end of the 2020 season.[5][6]
In November 2020, he signed a one-year contract extension to remain at the club in 2021.[7]
Wigan Warriors
[edit]On 15 July 2021, Ellis signed for Wigan Warriors in the Super League on a three-year deal for the 2022 season.[8]
In round 5 of the 2022 Super League season, Ellis was placed on report for fighting during the Wigan's 28–0 loss to Catalans Dragons. Ellis was subsequently banned for five matches over the incident.[9] On 28 May 2022, he played for Wigan in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final victory over Huddersfield.[10]
In the 2023 Challenge Cup quarter-final, Ellis was sent off during Wigan's 14–12 victory over Warrington. On 20 June, Ellis was given a three-game ban and a £250 fine over the incident.[11] On 14 October, Ellis played in Wigan's 2023 Super League Grand Final victory over the Catalans Dragons.[12]
On 24 February, Ellis played in Wigan's 2024 World Club Challenge final victory over Penrith.[13] On 8 June, Ellis played in Wigan's 2024 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington.[14] On 12 October, Ellis played in Wigan's 9–2 2024 Super League grand final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.[15]
At the beginning of 2025, Ellis was praised for his strong start to the campaign, becoming a key member of Matt Peet's squad.[16] In April, he signed a new four year deal.[17] Ellis again received public praise from Peet at the end of the season, praising his maturity and game development, with Peet considering him the club vice-captain.[18] On 9 October 2025, Ellis played in Wigan's 24-6 2025 Super League Grand Final loss against Hull Kingston Rovers.[19]
Controversy
[edit]On 5 July 2021, Ellis was fined $5000 by the NRL and suspended for one game after breaching the game's Covid-19 biosecurity protocols when he attended a party along with 12 other St. George Illawarra players at Paul Vaughan's property.[20]
Honours
[edit]Penrith Panthers (Reserves)
[edit]Wigan Warriors
[edit]Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Penrith Panthers
|
6 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | |||
| 2020 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons
|
8 | ||
| 2021 | 10 | |||
| 2022 |  Wigan Warriors
|
23 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 25 | |||
| 2024 | 31 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 15 | 2 | 8 | |
| Totals | 116 | 5 | 20 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kaide Ellis - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Player Summary: Kaide Ellis". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "NRL teams round 6, 2018". Daily Telegraph. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "'Embarrassment to the game' - Kaide Ellis sin-binning raises eyebrows in eventful Raiders-Panthers clash". Sporting News. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Ellis granted release by Panthers". Penrith Panthers. 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Carayannis, Michael (11 July 2020). "Dragons relief after snapping up Graham replacement". The West Australian. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ St John, Mark; McDonald, Darcie (20 November 2020). "NRL Transfer Centre: Rabbitohs release gun to Warriors, Johns signs with Knights". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors 'sign' two NRL forwards for 2022". Manchester Evening News. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Kaide Ellis and Jordan Dezaria handed suspensions following tribunal". uk.sports.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Challenge Cup final: Huddersfield Giants 14-16 Wigan Warriors". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Josh Griffin: Hull FC centre gets seven-game ban after red card in Challenge Cup loss". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors crowned Super League champions after downing Dragons". www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Wigan beat Warrington to win Challenge Cup". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Wigan v Hull KR: Super League Grand Final 2024 – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "The remarkable stats which underline Kaide Ellis' strong start to 2025". Wigan Today. 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors prop Kaide Ellis agrees new four-year contract". BBC Sport. 16 April 2025.
- ^ "How ever-present Ellis evolved into Warriors leader after wake-up call". Wigan Today. 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Hull KR beat Wigan in Grand Final to complete treble". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "St George Illawarra Dragons players fined $305,000 and given match suspensions". National Rugby League. 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- St. George Illawarra Dragons profile Archived 27 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- Penrith Panthers profile