Brandon Ellis is a first year player who has already cemented his spot in the Richmond best 22. He isn't a massive SuperCoach fan but the Sarge chats about other AFL related stuff :
Any chance you play supercoach or dreamteam? If so, do you have yourself in your team? Which tigers players do you have?
Nah, I don't have a super coach or dream team, I used to play it but yeah not anymore.
You were a massive North fan, were you a bit excited when you heard they were interested in picking you up last year?
Yeah I was overly excited, would've been the ultimate dream come true, but being at Richmond is just as good, loving every minute of it!
Obviously, you got picked up by Richmond. How’d you feel? And what was the welcome like at the club?
I was over the moon, they've welcomed me in straight away and a lot of the boys have taken me under their wing and guided me.
Which player do you try base your game on?
Probably Heath Shaw when playing down back but when on the wing I try base it on the way (Shaun) Grigg plays as he is exceptional at it.
How’d you feel when you played your first game in front of 80,000 people? And getting your jersey before the game?
It was amazing, words cannot describe how I felt, and getting my Jumper presented my Steve's dad just put the icing on the cake.
What did Damian Hardwick tell the boys after the West Coast?
Dimma just told us that he was proud of our effort and how we competed but was still very disappointed that we didn't come away with the win.
You and Steven Morris were both drafted in the same year and play the same position. Is there any brotherly love between you blokes?
Haha! There is a lot of brotherly love, he's the type of guy you'd go into war with because you know he's always for your back no matter what.
Nah, I don't have a super coach or dream team, I used to play it but yeah not anymore.
You were a massive North fan, were you a bit excited when you heard they were interested in picking you up last year?
Yeah I was overly excited, would've been the ultimate dream come true, but being at Richmond is just as good, loving every minute of it!
Obviously, you got picked up by Richmond. How’d you feel? And what was the welcome like at the club?
I was over the moon, they've welcomed me in straight away and a lot of the boys have taken me under their wing and guided me.
Which player do you try base your game on?
Probably Heath Shaw when playing down back but when on the wing I try base it on the way (Shaun) Grigg plays as he is exceptional at it.
How’d you feel when you played your first game in front of 80,000 people? And getting your jersey before the game?
It was amazing, words cannot describe how I felt, and getting my Jumper presented my Steve's dad just put the icing on the cake.
What did Damian Hardwick tell the boys after the West Coast?
Dimma just told us that he was proud of our effort and how we competed but was still very disappointed that we didn't come away with the win.
You and Steven Morris were both drafted in the same year and play the same position. Is there any brotherly love between you blokes?
Haha! There is a lot of brotherly love, he's the type of guy you'd go into war with because you know he's always for your back no matter what.