Timothy Kelly (born 26 July 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He formerly played for the Geelong Football Club between 2018 and 2019.
| Tim Kelly | |||
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 Kelly playing for Geelong in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Timothy Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1994 | ||
| Original team(s) | South Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 24, 2017 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2018, Geelong vs. Melbourne, at MCG | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2019 | Geelong | 48 (48) | |
| 2020– | West Coast | 93 (31) | |
| Total | 141 (79) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 21, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life and WAFL career
editKelly is from Perth and played his junior football for Palmyra. He has an Indigenous Australian father and a Chilean mother.[1] He made his senior WAFL debut for the South Fremantle Football Club in 2013. He was runner-up in the club's best and fairest in 2014.[2] During the 2017 WAFL season he finished runner-up in the Sandover Medal to Haiden Schloithe.[3] Before being drafted into the AFL, Kelly was an apprentice electrician. His partner/fiancée is Caitlin Miller and they have three sons.[4]
AFL career
editGeelong (2018-2019)
editKelly was drafted by Geelong with their second selection and twenty-fourth overall in the 2017 national draft as an over-age draftee[5] He made his debut in the three-point win against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the opening round of the 2018 season.[6] At the 2018 AFL Players' Association Awards he was voted Best First Year Player by fellow players.[7] At the end of the 2018 season, Kelly requested a trade to the West Coast Eagles, a club that had previously overlooked him in numerous drafts, solely due to family reasons. But after long discussions, Geelong refused to trade him as they could not come to a suitable arrangement with the Eagles.[8] After a stellar 2019 which included his first All-Australian selection, a preliminary final appearance and a top 5 finish in the Brownlow Medal, Kelly once again requested a trade to the Eagles due to the same reason. He was finally traded on 9 October.[citation needed]
West Coast Eagles (2020-)
editKelly's wish was finally granted after being traded the Eagles, who had traded Picks 14, 24, 37 and future first round pick to get Kelly. He signed a 6-year contract estimated worth $5 million.
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of round 4, 2023[9]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2018 | Geelong | 11 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 277 | 249 | 526 | 77 | 81 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 22.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 13 |
| 2019 | Geelong | 11 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 381 | 254 | 635 | 89 | 106 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 15.2 | 10.2 | 25.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 24 |
| 2020[a] | West Coast | 11 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 208 | 153 | 361 | 46 | 75 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 20.1 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 11 |
| 2021 | West Coast | 11 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 245 | 209 | 454 | 62 | 64 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 23.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2022 | West Coast | 11 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 211 | 201 | 412 | 60 | 67 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 24.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 2023 | West Coast | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 63 | 123 | 21 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 30.8 | 5.3 | 3.0 | |
| Career | 106 | 69 | 53 | 1382 | 1129 | 2511 | 355 | 405 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 10.7 | 23.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 61 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ AFL draft: South Fremantle star Tim Kelly ripe for the picking
- ^ Tim Kelly WAFL statistics
- ^ "New recruit Tim Kelly fits the Cats to a T". The Age. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022.
- ^ Will it be a case of 'sixth time lucky' for South Fremantle star Tim Kelly at AFL draft?
- ^ Reid, Russell (25 November 2017). "AFL draft 2017: Cats pounce on Tim Kelly, the Bulldog who lit up the WAFL". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Cleary, Mitch (23 March 2018). "'Big Sav' one of three debutants for Cats". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Balmer, Matt (30 August 2018). "AFL best first year player 2018: Tim Kelly takes out AFL Players' Association award AFL Matt Balmer". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Staff Writers (5 October 2018). "Geelong midfielder Tim Kelly requests trade to West Coast Eagles". Fox Sports Australia.
- ^ "Tim Kelly". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
External links
edit- Tim Kelly's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
- Tim Kelly's playing statistics from AFL Tables
