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Jake Kelly

Jake Kelly

Adelaide / Essendon
Defender · Back Pocket Left Retired
Career games
168
Debut
2015
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Player Information

Height 190 cm
Date of Birth 21-Jan-1995
AFL Debut 2015

Player bio

A career in numbers

Jake Kelly made his AFL debut for Adelaide in 2015 and played 168 games, including 110 for Adelaide between 2015 and 2021 and 58 for Essendon between 2022 and 2024.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2015 to 2024 was left back pocket. Across his recorded games, he averaged 5.0 marks and 14.4 disposals per game. He played 10 games in his debut season, averaging 3.7 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 132 marks, from 21 games in 2022 at an average of 6.3 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 16.58 per game in 2018. The largest total in those seasons is 356 disposals, recorded in 2017 and 2019.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20172435614.83
20192235616.18
20181931516.58
20231724414.35
20242030515.25
About these season figures

Compared 9 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2024 25
Essendon ESS
Brisbane Lions @ BRL
L
67-87
Gabba MID WR 29 21 10 11 4 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 4 18 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 87% 86% 109 67 66 238 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0% 0 0% 0% 6 8 0 0 0 0% 0 9 90% 0 0 5.3 8 5 8 1 —
2024 24
Essendon ESS
Sydney vs SYD
L
59-98
Marvel Stadium DEF BPL 29 10 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 91% 60% 108 25 35 182 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0% 0 0% 0% 0 11 0 1 0 12.5% 0 2 33.3% 0 0 2.3 4 4 2 0 —
2024 23
Essendon ESS
Gold Coast vs GCS
L
86-87
Marvel Stadium DEF BPL 29 11 6 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 78% 100% 97 41 45 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0% 2 6 0 0 0 0% 0 6 100% 0 0 2.7 6 4 2 0 —
2024 22
Essendon ESS
Fremantle vs FRE
W
90-89
MCG DEF BPL 29 13 8 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83% 92% 100 55 55 174 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0% 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0 7 87.5% 2 0 3.3 6 6 1 0 —
2024 20
Essendon ESS
Adelaide vs ADE
L
113-115
Marvel Stadium MID C 29 16 11 5 4 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 2 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 86% 69% 113 67 67 247 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0% 0 0% 0% 5 9 0 0 0 0% 0 6 54.5% 0 0 7.2 10 6 1 0 —
Latest 5 of 168 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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