- Paul Kelly (footballer)
Infobox afl player
firstname = Paul
lastname = Kelly
Guernsey No. = 14
birthdate = Birth date and age|1969|7|28|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Wagga Tigers
heightweight = 179cm / 83kg
dead =
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1990
debutteam =Sydney Swans
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams =Sydney Swans (1990-2002) Career Matches 234, Career Goals 200
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2002
careerhighlights =
*Brownlow Medal 1995
*Bob Skilton Medal ist 1992,1993,1996 and 1997
*All Australian 1995,1996 and 1997
*Australian Football Hall of Fame (inducted 2007)Paul Kelly (born 28 July 1969) is a champion
Australian rules football er, winning theBrownlow Medal and serving as captain of theSydney Swans for ten seasons. He was and still is known to Swans fans everywhere as "Captain Courageous".Born in
Wagga Wagga ,New South Wales , Kelly initially playedrugby league forWagga Brothers but turned to Australian rules football at age 15.cite web
url = http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/museum/index.aspx?item=shof&sub=browse&cat=museum_shof&article=3Z4V7JM46QU0GN7JZPII
title = Kelly, Paul
work = Sporting Hall of Fame
publisher =Museum of the Riverina
accessdate = 2007-04-26] Recruited to the AFL by the Swans, Kelly made his debut in 1990, was appointed captain in 1993, won the Brownlow Medal (the AFL's highest individual honour) in 1995, won club best and fairests in 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1997,All-Australian selection in 1995, 1996 and 1997 (the last two as captain), and theAFLPA 's Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2000.Kelly led the Swans to the AFL Grand Final in 1996—its first since 1945—and was considered one of the best players in the competition during the mid-1990s, but from 1998 onwards was severely hampered by injuries. Kelly retired after 234 AFL games and served as the Swans runner in 2003 before retiring to his farm near Walla Walla Washington Zoo. His autobiography, "Swan Song", was published in 2003 and covers the period up until his retirement from football. His No. 14 jumper has since been retired for 5 years, before it was brought out again, this time to be worn by Craig Bird.
In 2005, Kelly was on hand to present the premiership cup to Paul Roos and
Barry Hall after the Swans' nailbiting 4-point Grand Final win.In 2006, he presented the Brownlow Medal to former team mate,
Adam Goodes .He was inducted into the
Australian Football Hall of Fame in July, 2007. [ [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22099837-5006065,00.html Paul Kelly in Hall of Fame] from the Daily Telegraph]References
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