fullname heightweight years article_title position statsend originalteam birth_date guernsey draftpick name
david ellard 177cm / 78kg 2008 -- david ellard
 midfielder \ forward round 14 2015 swan districts -lrb- wafl -rrb- 13 march 1989 46 no. , 2010 national draft , rookie elevation 34 , 2008 rookie draft , no. 99 david ellard
david ellard

david ellard -lrb- born 13 march 1989 -rrb- is an australian rules footballer with the carlton football club in the australian football league -lrb- afl -rrb- .
ellard is a relatively small player who plays mainly as an in-and-under or tagging midfielder .
he played football with the swan districts football club in the wafl in 2007 .
he was drafted to the carlton football club in the afl for the 2008 season as a rookie in the rookie draft , with the club 's third selection -lrb- no. 34 overall -rrb- .
ellard played in several of carlton 's pre-season games , including his carlton debut in an exhibition match in south africa , and in the club 's two nab cup games .
ellard began the regular season with carlton 's , 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 .
he did not play again for the blues during the season , playing a total of eighteen games for the bullants .
in 2009 , ellard returned to the rookie list , and played the entire season with the northern bullants , where he was one of the club 's best midfielders , and was a part of the club 's losing grand final team .
ellard won the carlton football club 's best clubman award and the northern bullants ' best and fairest award -lrb- the laurie hill trophy -rrb- in 2009 .
ellard was given a third year as a rookie , and continued playing for the bullants .
after playing his 50th senior game for the bullants , and more than two years after his afl debut , ellard played his second afl match in round 17 , 2010 , against the west coast eagles at subiaco oval , and played every carlton game for the rest of the season .
ellard was formally elevated to the senior list after the 2010 season .
he was a regular part of carlton 's midfield in 2011 , with great tackling and accurate goalkicking .
