Xavier Ellis
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Xavier Ellis is an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er playing for the Hawthorn Football Club
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

 in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
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 (AFL). Drafted by Hawthorn with 3rd overall pick in the 2005 AFL Draft
2005 AFL Draft
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, he is a medium sized midfielder or defender, and has shown great footy smarts.

In 2006 Ellis focused on completing his year 12 (final year) studies and playing football for Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, located in South Yarra and Caulfield, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....

, where he was co-captain of the 1stXVIII. Unfortunately, his season was wrecked by injuries, but he managed to play several games for Hawthorn's VFL
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...

 affiliate Box Hill Hawks
Box Hill Hawks
Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Victorian Football League. It has an alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club which plays in the Australian Football League....

, where he played well.

Ellis had a few injury scares over the 2006/07 pre-season, especially concerning his hamstrings, although he has overcome these problems, and has made his senior debut against Fremantle
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...

 as part of the NAB Cup
2007 NAB Cup
-Knock-Out Chart:- Final Placings :1. Carlton 2. Brisbane 3. Geelong 4. North Melbourne 5. Port Adelaide 6. Hawthorn 7. Fremantle 8. Western Bulldogs 9. Adelaide 10. Essendon 11. St. Kilda 12. Melbourne 13. Sydney 14. Richmond 15. West Coast...

 practice matches.

Xavier scored his first goal for the Hawks in round 4, 2007 against Geelong at Aurora Stadium, Launceston.

At the club's 2007 Best and Fairest presentation, Ellis was named Hawthorn's 'Best First Year Player'.
Ellis made steady progress during the 2008 season, playing 23 matches and putting in a stellar performance in the Grand Final, which he helped his team defeat Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

.

An Excellent decision-maker who appears best suited to a play-making half-back Ellis covers the ground efficiently and uses the ball expertly. His 2009 season was hampered by injuries.

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