{"id":254656,"date":"2025-11-01T04:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T04:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/254656\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T04:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T04:01:12","slug":"richmond-dual-premiership-player-joins-local-club-afl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/254656\/","title":{"rendered":"Richmond dual premiership player joins local club &#8211; AFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/games-centre\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"305\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" style=\"float:right;\" class=\"play-games-banner\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ZeroHanger_GamesCentre.png.webp.webp\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Essendon District Football League (EDFL) club West Coburg has announced Richmond premiership player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/brandon-ellis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Ellis<\/a> as their newest signing.<\/p>\n<p>Ellis played 13 seasons in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AFL<\/a>, spending eight years at the Tigers, where he won two premierships during the club&#8217;s dynasty.<\/p>\n<p>After securing his second flag, the former Pick 15 joined Gold Coast ahead of the 2020 season, adding 75 matches before announcing his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Ellis signed with the South Cairns Football Club in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AFL<\/a> Cairns competition in 2025, but will return to Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The biggest off-season signing in West Coburg history,&#8221; the club statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Homegrown legend and two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AFL<\/a> Premiership player <a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brandonellis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@brandonellis<\/a> is coming home for Season 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The West Coburg President, Sam Farfoud flew to the Gold Coast, straight off the plane and into Brandon and Sarah&#8217;s living room where Brandon put pen to paper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the MCG to Shore Reserve, we can&#8217;t wait to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/brandon-ellis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Ellis<\/a> back in the red, white and black.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>West Coburg finished second in Division One of the EDFL in 2025, and bowed out in the second week of the finals to Craigeburn.<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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