Ellard is a relatively small player who plays mainly as an in-and-under or tagging midfielder.
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.
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.
[5] He played the 2016 season for Greensborough in Northern Football League, then returned to Perth and served as co-captain at Swan Districts from 2017 until 2019 before retiring.