James Kelly
- Career games
- 313
- Debut
- 2002
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Player bio
A career in numbersJames Kelly made his AFL debut for Geelong in 2002 and played 313 games, including 273 for Geelong between 2002 and 2015 and 40 for Essendon between 2016 and 2017.
His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2017 was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he averaged 20.6 disposals and 2.7 clearances per game. He played 15 games in his debut season, averaging 14.8 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 577 disposals, from 24 games in 2011 at an average of 24.0 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 25.30 per game in 2016.
His honours include an All-Australian selection and 3 premierships in 2007, 2009 and 2011.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | 577 | 24.04 |
| 2016 | 20 | 506 | 25.30 |
| 2017 | 20 | 405 | 20.25 |
About these season figures
Compared 16 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
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| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
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# | 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 |
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| 2017 | EF |
@
SYD
|
L | S.C.G. | DEF | BPL | 47 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74% | 94% | 91 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | 0 | 0% | 0% | 1 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 85.7% | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | ||
| 2017 | 23 |
vs
FRE
|
W | Marvel Stadium | DEF | BPL | 47 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86% | 87% | 105 | 81 | 94 | 115 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | 0 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 90% | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | ||
| 2017 | 22 |
@
GCS
|
W | People First Stadium | INT | INT | 47 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80% | 96% | 93 | 70 | 90 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | 0 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 90.9% | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | ||
| 2017 | 21 |
vs
ADE
|
L | Marvel Stadium | DEF | BPR | 47 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95% | 71% | 112 | 61 | 86 | 254 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | 0 | 0% | 0% | 4 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 69.2% | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | ||
| 2017 | 19 |
@
WBD
|
L | Marvel Stadium | DEF | BPR | 47 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85% | 100% | 103 | 65 | 64 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | 0 | 0% | 0% | 4 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — |
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