David Ellard

David Ellard
Personal information
Full name	David Ellard
Date of birth	13 March 1989
Original team(s)	Swan Districts (WAFL)
Draft	No. 34, 2008 Rookie Draft, Carlton No. 99, 2010 National Draft, rookie elevation
Height / weight	177cm / 78kg
Position(s)	Midfielder\ Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2008–2015	Carlton	63 (37)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015.

David Ellard (born 13 March 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Ellard is a relatively small player who plays mainly as an in-and-under or tagging midfielder. He played football with the Swan Districts Football Club in the WAFL in 2007.^[1] He was drafted to the Carlton Football Club in the AFL for the 2008 season as a rookie in the rookie draft, with the club's third selection (No. 34 overall). Ellard played in several of Carlton's pre-season games, including his Carlton debut in an exhibition match in South Africa, and in the club's two NAB Cup games.

Ellard began the regular season with Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Bullants. He impressed sufficiently to be elevated to the senior list and made his debut against the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco Oval in Round 7.^[2] He did not play again for the Blues during the season, playing a total of eighteen games for the Bullants. In 2009, Ellard returned to the rookie list, and played the entire season with the Northern Bullants, where he was one of the club's best midfielders, and was a part of the club's losing grand final team. Ellard won the Carlton Football Club's Best Clubman award and the Northern Bullants' Best and Fairest award (the Laurie Hill Trophy) in 2009.

Ellard was given a third year as a rookie, and continued playing for the Bullants. After playing his 50th senior game for the Bullants, and more than two years after his AFL debut, Ellard played his second AFL match in Round 17, 2010, against the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco Oval, and played every Carlton game for the rest of the season. Ellard was formally elevated to the senior list after the 2010 season,^[3] and was a regular part of Carlton's midfield in 2011, playing a career-high 19 games for the season with strong tackling and accurate goalkicking. After struggling with injuries in 2013, he returned to a lead-up forward role and remained in that role for the rest of his time with Carlton.^[4]

Ellard retired from AFL football after the 2015 season, finishing with 63 games over eight seasons with Carlton.^[5] He wore his rookie guernsey number 46 throughout his career.

Statistics

^[6]

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
2008	Carlton	46	1	1	0	4	0	4	2	0	1.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	0.0
2009	Carlton	46	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	Carlton	46	7	2	4	52	40	92	17	51	0.3	0.6	7.4	5.7	13.1	2.4	7.3
2011	Carlton	46	19	15	7	162	116	278	59	115	0.8	0.4	8.5	6.1	14.6	3.1	6.1
2012	Carlton	46	10	4	8	114	72	186	34	56	0.4	0.8	11.4	7.2	18.6	3.4	5.6
2013	Carlton	46	3	0	0	19	11	30	4	17	0.0	0.0	6.3	3.7	10.0	1.3	5.7
2014	Carlton	46	13	11	9	84	58	142	34	62	0.8	0.7	6.5	4.5	10.9	2.6	4.8
2015	Carlton	46	10	4	3	55	47	102	24	32	0.4	0.3	5.5	4.7	10.2	2.4	3.2
Career			63	37	31	490	344	834	174	333	0.6	0.5	7.8	5.5	13.2	2.8	5.3

References

1. SDFC 2007 Review
2. Ray Wilson; Blues end drought in West;The Age Realfooty; 3 May 2008
3. Blueseum, 2010 Rookie List, 24 November 2010, Retrieved 23 April 2011.
4. Nick Bowen (13 December 2013). "Ellard knows versatility key to long career". Australian Football League. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
5. Travis King (4 September 2015). "Barker: Ellard a 'great clubman'". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
6. "David Ellard". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

External links

• David Ellard's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
• David Ellard's statistics from AFL Tables