Tom Ellis (rugby league)

Thomas Charles Ellis (1904 – 1995) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.

Tom Ellis

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Charles Ellis
Born	(1904-03-11)11 March 1904 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 May 1995(1995-05-23) (aged 91) Punchbowl, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1923–33 Newtown 135 9 276 0 579 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1928 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
Relatives	Greg Ellis (nephew) Allan Ellis (brother) Keith Ellis (brother)

Background

Ellis was born at Balmain South in 1904.

Playing career

Ellis went on to come one of the finest players ever to represent the Newtown club. A Marrickville junior, Ellis played 11 seasons for Newtown between 1923 and 1933.

He retired after winning the 1933 Grand Final, playing fullback in the Newtown Jets premiership team. A prolific goal kicker, Tom Ellis scored over 500 points in his 144 grade career at Newtown.

His only representative appearance was in 1928, when he played one match for New South Wales.^[2]

He coached the Newtown third grade team for many years, and won the premiership with them in 1935.^[3] He was the brother of fellow Newtown legends Keith Ellis and Allan Ellis.

Tom Ellis died on 23 May 1995, aged 91.^[4]