James Kelly (Australian rules footballer)

James Kelly

James Kelly in 2011
Personal information
Full nameJames Kelly
Nickname(s)Kell, Pops, The Custodian [1]
Date of birth29 December 1983
Place of birthVictoria, Australia
Original teamRupertswood (RDFL)
Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft17th overall, 2001
Geelong
Height/Weight1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) / 85 kg
Position(s)Midfielder / Half-forward / Defender
Club information
Current clubGeelong
Number9
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2002–Geelong250 (87)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2008Victoria (Australia) Victoria1 (0)
International team honours
2011Australia2
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 19, 2014 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights

James Kelly (born 29 December 1983) is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Career

Kelly playing for Geelong in 2008.

Since 2001, Kelly has played with the Geelong Football Club. Playing as an on-baller in the powerful midfield, he has shown capability in gaining many possessions and running well, as well as showing great courage. Kelly, is a natural born leader who has played a pivotal role in Geelong's dominant era, one of only twelve players to play in all three of Geelong's recent premierships.[2]

He was a member of Geelong's 2006 NAB Cup Premiership team, as well as the drought-breaking 2007 AFL Premiership Team. He was also a member of Geelong's losing side in the 2008 Grand Final and their victorious sides in the 2009 and 2011 Grand Finals.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2014 season[3]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2002 Geelong 9 15 7 5 137 85 222 41 49 0.5 0.3 9.1 5.7 14.8 2.7 3.3
2003 Geelong 9 18 6 8 129 109 238 43 55 0.3 0.4 7.2 6.1 13.2 2.4 3.1
2004 Geelong 9 13 9 4 151 84 235 48 41 0.7 0.3 11.6 6.5 18.1 3.7 3.2
2005 Geelong 9 24 13 7 254 178 432 95 83 0.5 0.3 10.6 7.4 18.0 4.0 3.5
2006 Geelong 9 15 7 2 134 119 253 48 40 0.5 0.1 8.9 7.9 16.9 3.2 2.7
2007 Geelong 9 23 11 10 201 246 447 85 84 0.5 0.4 8.7 10.7 19.4 3.7 3.7
2008 Geelong 9 21 8 7 196 232 428 95 112 0.4 0.3 9.3 11.0 20.4 4.5 5.3
2009 Geelong 9 18 2 2 195 212 407 88 55 0.1 0.1 10.8 11.8 22.6 4.9 3.1
2010 Geelong 9 23 7 1 257 301 558 87 140 0.3 0.0 11.2 13.1 24.3 3.8 6.1
2011 Geelong 9 24 5 12 319 258 577 62 186 0.2 0.5 13.3 10.8 24.0 2.6 7.8
2012 Geelong 9 19 2 5 257 213 470 59 128 0.1 0.3 13.5 11.2 24.7 3.1 6.7
2013 Geelong 9 20 10 12 234 202 436 50 153 0.5 0.6 11.7 10.1 21.8 2.5 7.7
2014 Geelong 9 17 0 4 243 144 387 90 72 0.0 0.2 14.3 8.5 22.8 5.3 4.2
Career 250 87 79 2707 2383 5090 891 1198 0.3 0.3 10.8 9.5 20.4 3.6 4.8

Personal life

In 2008, Kelly was an ambassador for an anti-alcohol-fuelled violence campaign run by the Geelong Advertiser titled "Just Think".[4] In this role, Kelly appeared in advertising alongside fellow ambassadors, and Geelong teammates, Tom Harley and David Wojcinski.[4]

Honours

AFL

Geelong

TAC Cup

References

  1. ↑ Kelly, James (28 April 2009). "Ask James Kelly". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  2. ↑ Sewell, Eliza (17 May 2012). "James Kelly a joker in the pack". Herald Sun.
  3. ↑ James Kelly's player profile at AFL Tables
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Devic, Aleks (5 December 2008). "Just Think campaign reaches new heights". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 16 February 2009.

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Corey Enright		 Geelong F.C. Best First Year Player Award
2002 		Succeeded by
Matthew McCarthy
Preceded by
Tom Lonergan		 Geelong F.C. Community Champion Award
2008
With: Tom Harley and David Wojcinski		 Succeeded by
Mathew Stokes
Preceded by
Dane Swan		 Jim Stynes Medal
2011 		Most recent