Albert Kelly

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Albert Kelly
Personal information

Kelly playing for the Newcastle Knights in 2012.
Born	(1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 Macksville, New South Wales, Australia
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth, Halfback, Fullback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2010–11	Cronulla-Sutherland	14	2	0	0	8
2013–14	Gold Coast Titans	33	16	0	0	64
2015–	Hull Kingston Rovers	12	12	0	0	32
	Total	59	30	0	0	104
As of 25 April 2015
Source: RLP

Albert Kelly (born 21 March 1991) is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer for Hull KR of the Super League. He formerly played for the Gold Coast Titans and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays five-eighth, half-back or full-back.

Playing career

Kelly was born in Macksville, New South Wales and grew up in Kempsey, New South Wales. He went to Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.^[1] He played for the Eels' Toyota Cup team in 2008 and 2009, scoring 11 tries in 23 games^[2] before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He played for the Sharks' Toyota Cup team in 2010, scoring three tries in 11 games.

Kelly playing for the Sharks in 2010

In Round 1 of the 2010 NRL season he made his NRL debut for the Sharks against the Melbourne Storm, but played only five matches that year due to injury. He returned in Round 1 of the 2011 season. He scored his first two NRL tries against the Penrith Panthers in Round 3 of the 2011 NRL season. In Round 7, he broke his leg after an attempted tackle playing against the North Queensland Cowboys. Kelly returned for the last two matches of the season. In 2012, Kelly fell out of favour with Sharks coach Shane Flanagan and was sacked mid-season.

In 2012, he signed with the Charlestown based Central Newcastle Butcher Boys in the Newcastle Rugby League. While signed to Central, Kelly also trained with the Newcastle Knights from early April, as the Knight's coach, Wayne Bennett, offered Kelly help in getting his career and life back on track.^[3] He then signed with the Knights to play in the NSW Cup competition.^[4]

In June 2012, Kelly was suspended before having his contract terminated after pleading guilty in court to smashing a light at Newcastle nightclub Fannys.^[5]^[6]

In 2013, Kelly joined the Gold Coast Titans to trial for a contract. He made his debut for the Titans against the Cronulla Sharks. They lost the game 12-10, however there were good signs for Kelly, producing a try assist. In his next game, he scored a double and another try assist against the Canberra Raiders in the 36-0 demolition. On 22 August 2014, Kelly became one of the current NRL players and former Sharks players to accept reduced bans from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority for his role in the 2011 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks supplements controversy.^[7]

On 18 October 2014, Kelly was released from the Titans alongside Maurice Blair to sign two year contracts with Hull KR, replacing Australian halves Travis Burns and Kris Keating.^[8]^[9]

Personal life

Kelly is a cousin of South Sydney Rabbitohs player Greg Inglis.^[1]

References

External links

2013 Gold Coast Titans profile

Hull KR – current squad

1 Dixon 2 Cockayne 3 Goulding 4 Mantellato 5 Sio 6 Blair 7 Kelly 8 Walker 9 Carlile 10 Weyman 11 Larroyer 12 Horne 13 McCarthy 14 Allgood 15 Donaldson 16 Bailey 17 Burke 18 Salter 19 Welham 20 Green 21 Ollett 22 Cox 23 Campese 24 Boudebza 25 Hallett 26 Esslemont 27 Gudzek 28 Robinson 29 Marsh 30 Holker 31 Tilse Coach: Chester