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Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Sydney
— Retired
Career games
234
Debut
1990
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Player Information

Height 179 cm
Date of Birth 28-Jul-1969
AFL Debut 1990

Accolades

Player bio

A career in numbers

Paul Kelly made his AFL debut for Sydney in 1990 and played 234 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2002.

He averaged 20.4 disposals and 2.5 tackles per game and scored 200 goals and 174 behinds. He played 10 games in his debut season, averaging 9.1 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 576 disposals, from 25 games in 1996 at an average of 23.0 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 24.09 per game in 1997.

He won the Brownlow Medal in 1995. His honours include 3 All-Australian selections.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
19962557623.04
19972355424.09
20011116515.00
20021833518.61
About these season figures

Compared 13 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
2002 22
Sydney SYD
Richmond vs RIC
W
116-76
Accor Stadium -- -- 14 16 7 9 3 0 1 3 0 5 1 1 6 11 1 0 1 0 0 -- 1 0 -- -- 88% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2002 21
Sydney SYD
Melbourne @ MEL
W
145-77
MCG -- -- 14 16 10 6 4 1 0 5 0 3 1 1 7 9 2 0 1 1 1 -- 1 1 -- -- 75% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2002 20
Sydney SYD
St Kilda vs STK
W
87-80
S.C.G. -- -- 14 19 14 5 4 1 1 3 0 4 4 1 10 9 5 0 3 2 1 -- 2 4 -- -- 79% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2002 19
Sydney SYD
Kangaroos @ KNG
W
144-97
S.C.G. -- -- 14 28 19 9 7 3 0 8 1 6 3 7 11 16 4 0 1 1 2 -- 1 0 -- -- 82% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2002 18
Sydney SYD
Adelaide vs ADE
L
98-116
S.C.G. -- -- 14 18 11 7 5 1 1 5 0 4 3 3 8 10 4 0 1 1 2 -- 0 1 -- -- 72% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
Latest 5 of 234 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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