Cam Ellis-Yolmen


Cameron Ellis-Yolmen is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League, having played for the Adelaide Football Club from 2014 until 2019. He was drafted at pick 64 in the 2011 National Draft.

AFL career

Ellis-Yolmen did not play an AFL match in his first two seasons, establishing himself in the senior side of in the SANFL. Despite having not yet played an AFL game, he was chosen in the Australian squad in the 2013 Indigenous International Rules series against Ireland. Whilst in Ireland, Ellis-Yolmen was the subject of controversy when he posted a photo of himself holding a rifle.
Ellis-Yolmen finally made his AFL debut in Round 12, 2014 against, playing as the substitute and gathering only five disposals. He was dropped to the SANFL the following week and dislocated his finger against, hindering his prospects of a recall. He did not play another AFL game in 2014, but impressed playing in the midfield in Adelaide's new reserves team, finishing fourth in the best and fairest and having the most disposals, clearances and tackles for the team.
Ellis-Yolmen started 2015 in Adelaide's best lineup, showing excellent form in averaging 20 disposals in the first five rounds. Afterwards his form tapered off and he was dropped after round 15.
He was delisted by Adelaide at the conclusion of the 2017 season but regained a place on their list for the 2018 season.
2019 Trade period Brisbane Lions signed Cameron Ellis-Yolmen as a unrestricted free agent with Adelaide Crows received a third-round compensation pick.

Personal life

Ellis-Yolmen's father is from Papua New Guinea, and his mother is an Indigenous Australian from Koonibba on the west coast of South Australia.

Statistics

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019
! colspan=3| Career
! 39
! 15
! 13
! 341
! 408
! 749
! 106
! 200
! 0.4
! 0.3
! 8.7
! 10.5
! 19.2
! 2.7
! 5.1