Kaide Ellis
Kaide Ellis is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Wigan Warriors in the ESL. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. Early career. Ellis was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, and was educated at Dubbo College Senior Campus where he represented 2013 NSW CHS team. Kaide played his junior rugby league at St Johns Dubbo and South Dubbo Raiders. He signed with the Penrith Panthers and won 2015 National Youth Competition Grand Final. Playing career. 2017. He played in the Panthers State Championship final  vs the PNG Hunters, where he also got man of the match. 2018. Ellis made his first grade debut in Round 6 of the 2018 NRL season against the Gold Coast Titans at Penrith Park which ended in a 35-12 victory. Ellis was sin binned during the match for repeated infringements during the second half. 2020. On 12 July, Ellis was released by the Penrith club, signing for St. George Illawarra until the end of the 2020 season. In November 2020, he signed a one-year contract extension to remain at the club in 2021. 2021. On 15 July  2021, it was reported that he had signed for Wigan in the Super League on a three-year deal for the 2022 season. 2022. In round 5 of the 2022 Super League season, Ellis was placed on report for fighting during the Wigan's 28-0 loss to Catalans Dragons. Ellis was subsequently banned for five matches over the incident. Controversy. On 5 July 2021, Ellis was fined $5000 by the NRL and suspended for one game after breaching the game's Covid-19 biosecurity protocols when he attended a party along with 12 other St. George Illawarra players at  Paul Vaughan's property.