Craig Ellis (Australian rules footballer)
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1975}}
{{About||the American and Canadian football player|Craig Ellis (gridiron football)|the Australian rugby league footballer|Craig Ellis (rugby league)}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Craig Ellis
| image =
| fullname = Craig Ellis
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|6|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stawell, Victoria
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Stawell / North Melbourne U/19s / Western Jets
| draftpick = 50th selection, 1990 National Draft
({{AFL NM}})
| height = 190 cm
| weight = 90 kg
| position = Defender
| guernsey = 32
| statsend = 2002
| years1 = 1994 – 2001
| club1 = {{AFL WB}}
| games_goals1 = 107 (6)
| years2 = 2002
| club2 = {{AFL Mel}}
| games_goals2 = {{0}}15 (1)
| games_goalstotal = 122 (7)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Craig Ellis (born 4 June 1975 in Stawell, Victoria) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
Football career
He was drafted by North Melbourne as a 15-year-old in the 1990 AFL Draft, but only played for their Under-19 team. He was drafted again in the 1993 Pre-season Draft by Footscray from the Western Jets{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=craig+ellis&docID=news930316_0160_3220 |title=Your club's choice|date=16 March 1993 |work=The Age}} and debuted for them in 1994. Early injuries hampered his career but he drastically improved during the 1997 season where he took many saving marks at centre half-back.
In 2002, Ellis moved for one season to the Melbourne Football Club, in which he had a solid year, playing 14 consecutive games, but decided to retire at the end of the season.
Post-football career
After retiring from football, Ellis created the clothing brand St Lenny, located in Prahran Victoria.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/style--grooming/rock-bloke/2007/04/03/1175366384364.html |title=Rock bloke |first= Laura |last=Demasi |date=5 April 2007 |location=Melbourne |work=The Age}}
The St Lenny brand later failed in the market, and Ellis declared bankruptcy shortly after. Several years later, he co-founded Triangl, a swimwear range. The brand has soared, with profits reaching US$40 million in 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/after-the-siren-craig-ellis-was-bankrupt-but-the-former-bulldog-has-fashioned-a-new-career-as-a-bikini-mogul/news-story/b4f8c68cae9f66250121e965c8835b37 |title=Bankrupt Bulldog |first= Sam |last=Edmund |date=30 July 2015 |location=Melbourne |work=The Herald Sun}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AFL Tables|C/Craig_Ellis}}
{{1990 AFL national draft}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Western Bulldogs players
Category:Melbourne Football Club players
Category:Stawell Football Club players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:People from Stawell, Victoria
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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