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.
After retiring from football, Ellis created the clothing brand St Lenny, located in Prahran Victoria.
[2] The St Lenny brand later failed in the market, and Ellis declared bankruptcy shortly after.
This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1970s is a stub.