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James
Kelly

Height
183 cm
DOB
29-12-1983
Weight
86 kg
Debut
2002
Games
2013
4
Career
217
Goals
2013
1
Career
78
2013 Dream Team Points
Total
374
Avg
94
JamesKelly

Player Bio

At a Glance

Junior Clubs: Rupertswood
Clubs: Geelong
Debut:
2002
Recruited from: Calder U18
Brownlow Votes: 36

Outlook

After making the All-Australian team in 2011, the veteran midfielder was again an ultra-consistent performer in 2012. Notched his 200-game milestone midway through the season and remains one of the Cats’ on-field generals. Gathered the third-most possessions of any Geelong player (455 at an average of 23.9 a game), led the club in tackles (121) and finished fifth in the best and fairest.

Season by Season

Season by Season

  • Capped year with third premiership and first All Australian selection
  • Played 24 games and all three finals
  • Set a new career high with 577 disposals and 186 tackles
  • Had 20 games with 20+ disposals
  • New career best with 38 possessions in rd 3 vs Port Adel
  • Had 13 tackles in GF win over Collingwood
  • Had 10+ tackles in seven games
  • Finished fourth in B & F
  • Ranked 13th in AFL in diposals, 19th in handballs, and third in tackles
  • Led Cats in tackles, inside 50s and hard ball gets
  • Represented Australia in international rules series
  • Enjoyed his best season, finishing 3rd in best & fairest
  • Played 23 games including all three finals
  • Earned All Australian nomination for first time
  • Set career highs with 558 possessions, 257 kicks, 301 handballs
  • His 140 tackles rank as a club recordwhich ranked 7th in AFL
  • Had 18 games with 20+ possessions
  • Laid 10+ tackles three times, including a career best 11 in PF vs. Collingwood
  • Had equal career best 21 handballs in rd 22 vs. West Coast
  • Gathered 31 disposals in SF win over Dockers
  • Ranked 16th in AFL in handballs
  • Played in his second premiership and third consecutive grand final
  • Showed versatility by moving to backline after Josh Hunt’s injury and holding down post
  • Had 20+ disposals in 15 of 18 games
  • Registered career high 37 possessions and 21 handballs in rd 8 win over Nth Melb
  • Had eight tackles in GF vs St Kilda
  • Suffered hamstring injury after rd 14 and missed next seven games, returning in rd 22
  • Played all three finals

 

  • Played 21 games and averaged over 20 disposals per game for the first time
  • Played in second consecutive grand final
  • Finished 9th in AFL with 112 tackles
  • Named as Geelong’s co-community champion along with Harley & Wojcinski for role in Just Think campaign
  • Played for Victoria against the dream team in AFL hall of fame game
  • Kicked career best four goals in win over West Coast at Skilled Stadium
  • Career best 10 tackles came in rd 6 win at Freo
  • Equaled career best with 20 handballs vs. Brisbane in rd 7
  • Finished the season with a live streak of 83 consecutive games gathering at least double figure possessions

 

  • Earned his first AFL premiership medal
  • Played 23 matches and set career highs in handballs and disposals
  • 100th game came in rd 17 win at Fremantle
  • Set career high with 20 handballs in qualifying final win over Nth Melb
  • Career high 33 possessions came in rd 8 win over Freo

 

  • Had a tough season, playing 15 games
  • Best game was a 26 possession effort in one point win over Bulldogs in rd 16
  • Member of NAB Cup winning grand final team

 

  • Bounced back to play all 24 games, including both finals
  • Played 50th game in rd 4 win over Essendon at Telstra Dome
  • Finals debut came in elimination final win over Melbourne at the MCG
  • Had 24 disposals in Sydney semi final and kicked one goal
  • Set career high with 20 kicks in rd 1 win over Richmond
  • Finished 8th in best & fairest voting

 

  • Played 13 games before suffering season ending broken leg in rd 14 vs. Eagles at Subiaco
  • Had a consistent season averaging 18 possessions per game
  • Only game with less than 10 possessions was game where he suffered broken leg
  • Member of Geelong’s Wizard Cup grand final team

 

  • Played 18 games
  • Best match came against Saints in rd 5, with 26 possessions

 

  • Made AFL debut in rd 6 vs. Lions at the Gabba
  • Named as Geelong’s best first year player
  • Received rising star nomination and finished 5th overall in final voting
  • First AFL goal came in rd 11 vs. Carlton
  • First 20 possession game came in rd 12 vs. Sydney
  • First Brownlow vote came in rd 14 contest vs. West Coast (1 vote)
  • Member of the Cats VFL premiership team

 

  • Played TAC Cup with Calder Cannons, winning premiership
  • Finished runner up in Calder best & fairest
  • Represented Victoria Metro at U18 national championship
  • Named in TAC Cup team of the year

 

  • Played TAC Cup with Calder Cannons

 

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2013   Season Average
    Games Played 4
    • Kicks 10.7
    • Handballs 13.2
    • Disposals 24.0
    • Marks 1.7
    • Hit-Outs 0.0
    • Tackles 7.7
    • Goals 0.2
    • Dream Team 93.5

2013 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 15 Western Bulldogs Rd 5
Handballs 17 North Melbourne Rd 2
Disposals 27 Western Bulldogs Rd 5
Marks 3 Western Bulldogs Rd 5
Hit-outs 0 - -
Tackles 12 Richmond Rd 6
Goals 1 Western Bulldogs Rd 5
Dream Team 107 Richmond Rd 6

2013 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
1 Hawthorn W 86 - 93 - - - - - - - - - - -
2 North Melbourne W 112 - 108 8 17 25 1 0 2 2 7 0 0 85
3 Carlton W 119 - 103 - - - - - - - - - - -
4 Sydney Swans W 103 - 124 - - - - - - - - - - -
5 Western Bulldogs W 86 - 107 15 12 27 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 97
6 Richmond W 87 - 131 13 8 21 2 0 0 1 12 0 1 107
7 Essendon W 113 - 85 7 16 23 1 0 0 1 8 0 0 85
8 Collingwood L 102 - 96 - - - - - - - - - - -
9 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
10 Gold Coast Suns - - - - - - - - - - -
11 GWS Giants - - - - - - - - - - -
13 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Fremantle - - - - - - - - - - -
15 Hawthorn - - - - - - - - - - -
16 Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
17 Adelaide Crows - - - - - - - - - - -
18 St Kilda - - - - - - - - - - -
19 North Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
20 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
21 West Coast Eagles - - - - - - - - - - -
22 Sydney Swans - - - - - - - - - - -
23 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL W: 7 - L: 1 43 53 96 7 0 2 5 31 1 1 374

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 217
    • Kicks 10.5
    • Handballs 9.6
    • Disposals 20.1
    • Marks 3.5
    • Hit-Outs 0.1
    • Tackles 4.6
    • Goals 0.4
    • Dream Team 79.8

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 21 GWS Giants Rd 10, 2012
Handballs 21 West Coast Eagles Rd 22, 2010
Disposals 38 Collingwood Rd 16, 2012
Marks 11 Port Adelaide Rd 1, 2008
Hit-outs 1 Adelaide Crows Rd 21, 2011
Tackles 16 Sydney Swans Rd 23, 2012
Goals 4 West Coast Eagles Rd 13, 2008
Dream Team 140 Port Adelaide Rd 3, 2011

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
2013 Geelong Cats 43 53 96 7 0 2 5 31 1 1 374
2012 Geelong Cats 257 213 470 59 0 15 31 128 2 5 1825
2011 Geelong Cats 319 258 577 62 2 23 46 185 5 12 2328
2010 Geelong Cats 257 301 558 87 0 19 29 140 7 1 2169
2009 Geelong Cats 195 212 407 88 1 11 6 55 2 2 1501
2008 Geelong Cats 196 232 428 95 1 23 22 112 8 7 1798
2007 Geelong Cats 201 246 447 85 0 15 16 84 11 10 1729
2006 Geelong Cats 134 119 253 48 2 7 10 40 7 2 967
2005 Geelong Cats 254 178 432 95 2 25 21 83 13 7 1784
2004 Geelong Cats 151 84 235 48 6 10 15 41 9 4 958
2003 Geelong Cats 129 109 238 43 1 9 16 55 6 8 960
2002 Geelong Cats 138 85 223 41 0 13 11 49 7 5 930

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
DT
Dream Team

Milestones

AFL
Geelong: 213 games, 77 goals
NAB Cup
Geelong: 26 games, 8 goals
VFL
Geelong: 17 games, 12 goals
TAC Cup
Calder Cannons: 31 games, 23 goals

Milestone Games

 

Milestone

versus

round

venue

result

AFL debut

Brisbane

rd 6, 2002

Gabba

L 57

50th game

Essendon

rd 4, 2005

Telstra

W 56

Finals debut

Melbourne

EF, 2005

MCG

W 55

100th game

Fremantle

rd 17, 2007

Subiaco

W 68

150th game

Fremantle

rd 3, 2010

Subiaco

L 7

200th game

Collingwood

rd 8, 2012

MCG

L 12

 

Draft History

Selected by Geelong with 17th pick in 2001 national draft

Vs. Opponents

James Kelly history vs. opponents 2002-2012

 

Opponent

Gms

Kicks

HB

Marks

Poss

Goals

Beh

HO

Tack

FF

FA

Adelaide

13

132

109

49

241

4

1

3

64

13

13

Brisbane

13

121

118

35

239

2

6

1

42

11

5

Carlton

8

78

80

29

158

3

3

0

44

7

14

Collingwood

18

179

181

62

360

4

6

1

79

6

25

Essendon

12

141

126

52

267

10

0

0

61

14

17

Fremantle

14

158

136

52

294

4

2

0

69

11

16

Gold Coast

3

46

32

12

78

1

0

0

23

3

4

GWS

1

21

11

7

32

0

0

0

7

0

1

Hawthorn

17

177

157

57

334

4

7

1

82

20

18

Melbourne

15

169

125

54

294

5

9

1

56

9

15

Nth Melb

14

148

157

45

305

3

7

1

62

14

14

Port Adel

12

130

144

50

274

2

4

1

46

5

11

Richmond

12

125

102

46

227

6

5

1

47

6

11

St Kilda

15

138

146

46

284

13

3

0

69

12

11

Sydney

16

160

145

56

305

7

3

3

109

23

19

West Coast

14

138

141

39

279

6

2

0

62

4

13

W- Bulldogs

16

169

127

60

296

3

5

2

51

11

15

 

Awards

AFL

All Australian 2011
All Australian nominee
2010
Jim Stynes medal 2011
National Rising Star nomination 2002

Geelong

Third best and fairest 2010
Fourth best and fairest 2011
Coach's award 2010
Best first year player 2002
Community champion 2008

Premierships

TAC Cup 2001 (Calder)
VFL
2002 (Geelong dft. Port Melbourne)
NAB Cup 2006 (Geelong dft. Adelaide)
AFL 2007 (Geelong dft Port Adelaide)
AFL
2009 (Geelong dft. St Kilda)
AFL
2011 (Geelong dft. Collingwood)

TAC Cup

Team of the Year 2001
Calder Cannons runner up best & fairest 2001

Representative Honours

Australia vs. Ireland international rules 2011
Victoria vs Dream Team
2008
Victoria Metro under 18 2001