9 James Kelly

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Details
Number	9
Height	183cm
Weight	88kg
DOB	29-12-1983
Debut	2002

Games		Goals
2011	24	2011	5
Career	199	Career	76

Dreamteam Points
2011	2332

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Outlook
The quality midfielder enjoyed his best season, adding an even harder edge to his fine all-round game. Laid a career-high 186 tackles, including 13 in the Grand Final, and was equal third in kicks (319) and second in handballs (258) at Geelong. His precise use of the ball was critical to the Cats’ run and carry and he capped off a great season with his third premiership medal and selection in the All-Australian side for the first time.

SEASON BY SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

2011

• 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

2010

• 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

2009

• 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

2008

• 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

2007

• 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

2006

• 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
  

2005

• 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

2004

• 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

2003

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

2002

• 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

2001

• 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

2000

• Played TAC Cup with Calder Cannons
  

At a Glance

• Junior Clubs: Rupertswood
• Clubs: Geelong
• Debut: 2002
• Recruited from: Calder U18
• AFL Awards: See awards section
• Club Awards: See awards section
• Brownlow Votes: 24

Disposals	Marks	Stoppages	Frees	General play	Scoring
K H D	M	HO	FF FA	T	G B
CP UP DE% Clg	CM m50	CL i50 r50		1% BO DT GT%	G% GA

Rd

Opponent

Result

K

H

D

M

HO

FF

FA

T

G

B

CP

UP

DE%

Clg

CM

m50

CL

i50

r50

1%

BO

DT

GT%

G%

GA

1

St Kilda

W 48 - 47

11

15

26

0

0

2

1

7

0

0

11

15

73.08

2

0

0

7

4

3

4

0

90

84

-

0

2

Fremantle

W 78 - 89

11

11

22

2

0

1

5

9

0

1

9

13

81.82

7

0

0

3

1

2

0

0

84

88

0.00

0

3

Port Adelaide

W 122 - 43

18

20

38

4

1

0

0

8

0

1

10

25

73.68

0

0

1

5

7

1

0

0

140

86

0.00

0

4

Sydney Swans

W 54 - 81

7

4

11

1

0

1

4

12

0

0

9

1

36.36

6

0

1

3

2

1

2

0

69

76

0.00

0

5

Hawthorn

W 98 - 117

12

11

23

1

0

2

3

7

1

2

9

14

65.22

3

0

0

4

7

0

1

1

90

81

33.33

0

7

North Melbourne

W 127 - 61

16

18

34

3

0

1

0

2

1

0

13

21

85.29

2

1

0

3

7

1

0

0

108

86

100.00

1

8

Collingwood

W 65 - 62

17

5

22

5

0

0

1

7

1

0

6

15

50.00

6

0

0

3

5

4

0

0

107

84

50.00

0

9

Carlton

W 100 - 102

13

16

29

2

0

1

4

6

0

1

19

11

51.72

9

0

0

11

3

1

1

0

91

86

0.00

0

10

Gold Coast Suns

W 73 - 139

15

15

30

4

0

0

1

11

0

0

10

20

73.33

2

1

2

1

7

3

0

1

128

88

-

0

11

Western Bulldogs

W 148 - 87

6

4

10

1

0

2

2

5

0

0

6

4

50.00

4

0

1

1

1

1

3

0

45

44

-

2

12

Hawthorn

W 88 - 83

17

7

24

3

0

1

1

11

0

0

9

14

70.83

2

0

0

4

6

2

2

0

116

86

-

1

13

St Kilda

W 72 - 100

11

9

20

2

0

1

1

4

0

1

10

8

55.00

4

0

0

4

3

1

1

0

72

74

0.00

0

14

Adelaide

W 125 - 73

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15

Essendon

L 115 - 111

10

8

18

0

0

2

3

13

1

0

7

10

66.67

5

0

0

2

4

0

2

1

97

82

100.00

0

16

West Coast Eagles

L 96 - 88

13

11

24

0

0

0

4

14

1

0

12

12

62.50

7

0

0

7

2

0

2

0

111

81

100.00

0

17

Brisbane Lions

W 104 - 133

8

12

20

3

0

2

0

3

0

0

11

9

70.00

0

1

0

2

2

0

2

0

71

88

-

0

18

Richmond

W 113 - 51

15

17

32

4

0

0

2

6

0

0

10

21

65.62

7

0

1

4

4

3

0

1

109

78

-

2

19

Melbourne

W 233 - 47

16

16

32

6

0

2

2

7

0

1

7

25

75.00

4

0

0

3

4

1

1

0

123

77

0.00

0

20

Gold Coast Suns

W 188 - 38

16

5

21

2

0

0

3

4

0

0

6

15

66.67

5

0

0

5

7

1

1

1

71

80

-

0

21

Adelaide

W 85 - 96

12

9

21

5

1

2

0

6

0

1

9

12

71.43

3

0

1

2

7

2

5

0

97

84

0.00

0

23

Sydney Swans

L 86 - 99

10

15

25

1

0

1

1

13

0

0

13

10

68.00

3

0

0

7

4

3

0

0

113

86

-

0

24

Collingwood

W 53 - 149

18

11

29

4

0

0

3

5

0

2

13

16

65.52

4

0

0

9

5

1

4

1

101

83

0.00

1

W1

Hawthorn

W 98 - 67

18

5

23

3

0

0

1

7

0

1

11

13

52.17

1

1

0

5

8

2

3

0

99

80

0.00

0

W3

West Coast Eagles

W 117 - 69

17

12

29

5

0

0

2

6

0

1

13

15

68.97

4

0

0

5

7

2

5

0

109

84

0.00

2

GF

Collingwood

W 81 - 119

12

2

14

1

0

2

2

13

0

0

7

5

78.57

3

0

0

5

7

0

1

0

91

75

-

1

News

Give GF sides a stand alone match

Cats James Kelly thinks previous year's grand finalists should get round one rematch.Wednesday, April 04, 2012 - 7:55AM

Finals action drives Kelly

James Kelly says that playing in finals is what drived his motivation.Thursday, September 08, 2011 - 3:52PM

Hard knock life for us

Slogging it out on the Kokoda Track over the preseason might have been tough for James Kelly but it has also meant he is raring to go for 2011. Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 3:14AM

Cats' confidence high

If anyone thought Geelong was no longer a competition pacesetter, the Cats' leaders urge them to think again Monday, March 14, 2011 - 5:08PM

Bring on the Saints

James Kelly says the Cats are happy to be taking on St Kilda early in their pre-season campaignThursday, February 24, 2011 - 12:00PM

Video

James Kelly 200th game interview

Adam McNicol chats with 200th gamer James KellyWednesday, May 16, 2012 - 5:44AM

James Kelly post-match (Rd7)

James Kelly speaks to Cats TV about the loss to AdelaideSaturday, May 12, 2012 - 6:19PM

That's my number: James Kelly

James Kelly talks about what the number 9 means to himWednesday, May 02, 2012 - 2:55PM

Argue the Toss (Rd6)

James Kelly and Scott Gullan argue the fine points of the round.Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - 3:13AM

2012 Mastermind Rd 2: Kelly

James Kelly takes the seat in Mastermind!Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 3:18AM

James Kelly year by year

Year	Club	Gms	Kicks	HB	Marks	Poss	Goals	Beh	Conv	HO	Tack	FF	FA	B'low	B+F
2002	GEEL	15	137	85	41	222	7	5	58.3%	0	49	12	11	1	14th
2003	GEEL	18	129	109	43	238	6	8	42.9%	1	55	9	16	0	19th
2004	GEEL	13	151	84	48	235	9	4	69.2%	6	41	10	15	6	11th
2005	GEEL	24	254	178	95	432	13	7	65.0%	2	83	25	21	3	8th
2006	GEEL	15	134	119	48	253	7	2	77.7%	2	40	7	10	0	29th
2007	GEEL	23	201	246	85	447	11	10	52.4%	0	84	15	16	6	17th
2008	GEEL	21	196	232	95	428	8	7	53.3%	1	112	23	22	0	13th
2009	GEEL	18	195	212	88	407	2	2	50.0%	1	55	11	6	0	13th
2010	GEEL	23	257	301	87	558	7	1	87.5%	0	140	19	28	2	3rd
2011	GEEL	24	319	258	62	577	5	12	29.4%	2	186	23	46	6	4th
Totals		194	1973	1824	692	3797	75	58	56.4%	15	845	154	191	24
Best			20	21	11	38	4	3		1	14	4	5

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

 

James Kelly history vs. opponents 2002-2011

Opponent	Gms	Kicks	HB	Marks	Poss	Goals	Beh	HO	Tack	FF	FA
Adelaide	11	100	89	44	189	4	1	3	46	8	11
Brisbane	13	121	118	35	239	2	6	1	42	11	5
Carlton	7	67	69	26	136	3	3	0	42	6	13
Collingwood	16	150	146	53	296	4	5	1	64	6	24
Essendon	11	130	113	50	243	10	0	0	57	14	12
Fremantle	12	133	120	46	253	4	2	0	54	10	11
Gold Coast	2	31	20	6	51	0	0	0	15	0	4
Hawthorn	15	155	135	52	290	4	7	1	69	19	14
Melbourne	14	155	115	51	270	4	8	1	53	9	14
Nth Melb	13	135	148	43	283	3	6	1	59	13	12
Port Adel	11	119	130	48	249	2	3	1	43	5	8
Richmond	12	125	102	46	227	6	5	1	47	6	11
St Kilda	14	126	131	43	257	13	3	0	58	12	9
Sydney	14	131	132	52	263	7	3	3	85	21	17
West Coast	14	138	141	39	279	6	2	0	62	4	13
W- Bulldogs	15	157	115	58	272	3	4	2	49	10	13

Playing record (at start of 2012 season)
AFL
Geelong: 194 games, 75 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

Draft history
Selected by Geelong with 17th pick in 2001 national draft

Name: James Kelly
Sportsperson (other than AFL) you love watching the most: Tom Brady
Coach’s pet: Cameron Ling
Favourite footy commentator: Dennis Cometti
Whose autograph did you get as a kid: James Hird
Describe your perfect day off: sleep in, breakfast, movie
Who inspires you: family
What scares you most: sock puppets
If you weren’t a footballer, what would you like to be: world traveller
The person you would most like to meet: Michael Jordan
Thing you would like to do after your footy career: live overseas
Greatest non-football achievement: doing Kokoda track
How would your best friend describe you: normal man with size 14 feet and receding hair
One thing you can’t eat: Steve Johnson’s steaks
What domestic chore do you refuse to do: mop floors
Which event would you prefer to attend – Olympics or World Cup: World Cup
Favourite Australian personality: Shane Warne
iPhone, Blackberry or Android: Blackberry
Best book read: The Ice Man
Favourite TV show: Entourage
Favourite band / musical artist: Jay-Z
Favourite movie: Super Troopers