Ray Ellis
Geelong
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R2 1923 v MEL12 May 1923
- Most recent
- R5 1923 v SME4 June 1923
Stats
Bio
A recruit from the local Barwon Football Club who also featured for the Geelong Association in the VFA, Ray Ellis was a homegrown talent who earned a brief opportunity at the highest level during the 1923 season. Born in Mount Duneed, Ellis was a mature-age debutant, earning his first VFL cap on his 26th birthday in a Round 2 clash against Melbourne at Corio Oval. He managed two senior appearances that year, interspersed with time in the reserves (League seconds), during a season where the Pivotonians struggled for consistency. While his top-flight career was short-lived, Ellis remained a dedicated servant to football in the region, later becoming a key administrator and serving as President of the South Barwon Football Club for eight years following the Second World War.
Profile
- Born
- 12 May 1897
- Died
- 22 Oct 1955 (aged 58y 163d)
- Birthplace
- Mount Duneed, VIC
- Deathplace
- Melbourne, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA recruit from the local Barwon Football Club who also featured for the Geelong Association in the VFA, Ray Ellis was a homegrown talent who earned a brief opportunity at the highest level during the 1923 season. Born in Mount Duneed, Ellis was a mature-age debutant, earning his first VFL cap on his 26th birthday in a Round 2 clash against Melbourne at Corio Oval. He managed two senior appearances that year, interspersed with time in the reserves (League seconds), during a season where the Pivotonians struggled for consistency. While his top-flight career was short-lived, Ellis remained a dedicated servant to football in the region, later becoming a key administrator and serving as President of the South Barwon Football Club for eight years following the Second World War.