Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Stephen John Ella
- Nickname(s)
- The Zip Zip Man
- Born
- Thursday, 28th July, 1960
- Current Age
- 63 years and 271 days
- Place Of Birth
- Mount Pritchard, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
- Dally M Centre Of The Year
- 1982, 1984, 1985
Biography
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NRL | 157 | 93 | 104 | 6 | 548 | 106 | 50 | 1 | 67.52% | List | ||||
Craven Mild Cup | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 19 | 7 | - | - | 25 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 73.68% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 13 | 22 | 3 | - | 72 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Test Series | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
City vs Country Firsts | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
World Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Lancashire Cup | 2 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Wigan Warriors | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
English Championship | 28 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 114 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 53.57% | List | ||||
Regal Trophy | 7 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
National Panasonic Cup | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
Yorkshire Cup | 3 | 1 | 14 | - | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1982-83, 1985 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Rest Of The World | 1988 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1982-1985 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW | 1983-85 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | |||
NSW City Firsts | 1983, 1985 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1983-1985 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Parramatta | NSWRFL 1979 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
Parramatta | NSWRFL 1981 | 18 | 14 | - | 1 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
Parramatta | NSWRFL 1982 | 25 | 23 | 10 | - | 89 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
Parramatta | NSWRFL 1983 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 77 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 74.07% | List | |||
Parramatta | NSWRL 1984 | 26 | 12 | 30 | - | 108 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 73.08% | List | |||
Parramatta | NSWRL 1985 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||
Parramatta | NSWRL 1986 | 14 | 7 | 11 | / | 21 | 52.38% | - | 50 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57.14% | List |
Parramatta | NSWRL 1987 | 2 | 1 | 4 | / | 5 | 80.00% | - | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List |
Parramatta | NSWRL 1988 | 20 | 5 | 39 | / | 57 | 68.42% | - | 98 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35.00% | List |
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Parramatta | 1979, 1981-88 | 157 | 93 | 104 | 6 | 548 | 106 | 50 | 1 | 67.52% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Wigan | 1985/86 | 23 | 21 | - | - | 84 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 82.61% | List | |||
Wakefield | 1988/89 | 20 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 102 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 40.00% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Wigan | 1985 | 23 | 21 | - | - | 84 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 82.61% | List | |||
Wakefield | 1988 | 20 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 102 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 40.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1985-1989 | 43 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 186 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 62.79% | List |
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Steven Russo, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates
Sources:
NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1986-87
Your Say
26/01/2010
In 2000, Steve Ella carried the Olympic torch on day 82 of the Sydney 2000 Olympic torch relay.
12/09/2021
Steve also coached the Eden tigers
01/06/2023
i love bacon
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