Jack Kelly (Australian footballer)
| Jack Kelly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Frederick Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Mildura, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 23 June 1971 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Mount Gambier, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Red Cliffs (MDFL) | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937–42, 1944 | St Kilda | 89 (33) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Frederick Kelly (15 July 1916 – 23 June 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Professional athlete
A finalist in the 1939 Stawell Gift (he finished fourth),[2][3] he won the Bendigo Gift (also 130 yards) two days later.[4]
Football
Red Cliffs (MDFL)
Kelly was recruited from the Red Cliffs Football Club in the Mildura District Football League,[5] where he won the 1935 Mildura Junior Football League best and fairest award.[6]
St Kilda (VFL)
1937 Best First-Year Players
In September 1937, The Argus selected Kelly in its team of 1937's first-year players.[8]
| Best First-Year Players (1937) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Bernie Treweek (Fitzroy) |
Reg Henderson (Richmond) |
Lawrence Morgan (Fitzroy) |
| H/Backs | Gordon Waters (Hawthorn) |
Bill Cahill (Essendon) |
Eddie Morcom (North Melbourne) |
| Centre Line | Ted Buckley (Melbourne) |
George Bates (Richmond) |
Jack Kelly (St Kilda) |
| H/Forwards | Col Williamson (St Kilda) |
Ray Watts (Essendon) |
Don Dilks (Footscray) |
| Forwards | Lou Sleeth (Richmond) |
Sel Murray (North Melbourne) |
Charlie Pierce (Hawthorn) |
| Rucks/Rover | Reg Garvin (St Kilda) |
Sandy Patterson (South Melbourne) |
Des Fothergill (Collingwood) |
| Second Ruck | Lawrence Morgan | Col Williamson | Lou Sleeth |
Oakleigh (VFA)
South Gambier (MGDFA)
In 1949 he was appointed captain-coach of the South Gambier Football Club in the Mount Gambier and District Football Association.[9]
Military service
He served in the RAAF during World War II.[10][11]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.468.
- ^ Stawell Gift Finalists, The (Brisbane) Telegraph, (Friday, 14 April 1939), p.16.
- ^ Shaw, Roy, Sprague's yard win in Stawell Easter Gift, The Argus, (Tuesday, 11 April 1939), p.14.
- ^ Kelly wins Gift, The Argus, (Thursday, 13 April 1939), p.20.
- ^ "1936 - ST. KILDA'S INVITATION: Two Red Cliffs Men Offered Try-Out Next Year". Sunraysia Daily (Mildura, Vic. : 1920 - 1956). 14 September 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "1937 - RED CLIFFS CLUB: Jack Kelly Leaves Red Cliffs". Sunraysia Daily (Mildura, Vic. : 1920 - 1956). 25 March 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Geelong want Jack Kelly: Letter to St. Kilda, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Monday, 14 February 1938), p.22.
- ^ Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.
- ^ South Appoints New Coach: Ex-Interstate Player, The (Mount Gambier) Border Watch, (Thursday, 3 March 1949), p.6.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ Service Record.
References
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Aircraftman John Frederick Kelly (418129), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Service Record: Leading Aircraftman John Frederick Kelly (418129), National Archives of Australia.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Jack Kelly's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Kelly at AustralianFootball.com
- Jack Kelly, at The VFA Project.