Editing Paul Kelly (Australian rules footballer)

{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1969}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Paul Kelly
| image = File:Paul Kelly (the footballer) (7176553482).jpg
| caption = Bronze statue of Paul Kelly at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|7|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[West Wyalong, New South Wales]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = Wagga Tigers ([[Riverina Football League|RFL]])
| height = 179&nbsp;cm
| weight = 83&nbsp;kg
| position = [[Australian rules football positions#Midfield|Midfielder]]
| statsend = 2002
| years1 = 1990&ndash;2002
| club1 = {{AFL Syd}}
| games_goals1 = 234 (200)
| careerhighlights =
* [[Brownlow Medal]]: [[1995 Brownlow Medal|1995]]
* [[All-Australian team]]: [[1995 All-Australian team|1995]], [[1996 All-Australian team|1996]], [[1997 All-Australian team|1997]]
* [[Bob Skilton Medal]] 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997
* [[List of Sydney Swans captains|Sydney captain]]: 1993-2002
* [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] (inducted 2007)
* [[Sydney Swans#Team of the century|Sydney Team of the Century]] <small>(forward, vice-captain)</small>
}}

'''Paul Kelly''' (born 28 July 1969) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er, winner of the [[Brownlow Medal]] and captain of the [[Sydney Swans]] for ten seasons. He was and still is known to Swans fans everywhere as "Captain Courageous".

Born and raised in [[Wagga Wagga]], [[New South Wales]], Kelly attended St Michaels School and initially played [[rugby league]] for Wagga Brothers but turned to Australian rules football at age 15.<ref name="Kelly">{{cite web | url = https://museumriverina.com.au/about-us/collections/sporting-hall-of-fame/kelly,-paul |title = Kelly, Paul |work = Sporting Hall of Fame |date = 24 May 2018 |publisher = [[Museum of the Riverina]] |access-date = 2024-08-02}}</ref>  Recruited to the [[Australian Football League|AFL]] by the Swans, Kelly made his debut in 1990 after being the best player in his school, and was appointed captain in 1993 at just 23 years of age, won the Brownlow Medal (the AFL's highest individual honour) in 1995, won club [[Bob Skilton Medal|best and fairests]] in 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1997, [[All-Australian]] selection in 1995, 1996 and 1997 (the last two as captain), and the [[AFL Players Association]]'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 Wagga Wagga. His autobiography, ''Swan Song'', was published in 2003 and covers the period until his retirement from football. His No. 14 jumper was retired for 5 years, before it was brought out again, this time to be worn by [[Craig Bird]]. The current wearer of the no. 14 jumper at [[Sydney Swans Football Club|the Swans]] is co-captain [[Callum Mills]].

In 2005, Kelly was on hand to present the premiership cup to [[Paul Roos (footballer)|Paul Roos]] and [[Barry Hall]] after the Swans' nailbiting 4-point [[2005 AFL Grand Final#Grand Final|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.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22099837-5006065,00.html Paul Kelly in Hall of Fame] from the Daily Telegraph</ref>

[[File:Paul Kelly (the footballer) (7176553482).jpg|thumb|Statue of Paul Kelly at the Sydney Cricket Ground]]

==Statistics==
:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/P/Paul_Kelly.html Paul Kelly's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1990 AFL season|1990]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 45 || 10 || 2 || 4 || 48 || 43 || 91 || 15 || 8 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 4.8 || 4.3 || 9.1 || 1.5 || 0.8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1991 AFL season|1991]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 20 || 14 || 20 || 219 || 173 || 392 || 52 || 51 || 0.7 || 1.0 || 11.0 || 8.7 || 19.6 || 2.6 || 2.6
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1992 AFL season|1992]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 22 || 8 || 16 || 310 || 216 || 526 || 63 || 73 || 0.4 || 0.7 || 14.1 || 9.8 || 23.9 || 2.9 || 3.3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1993 AFL season|1993]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 20 || 11 || 6 || 269 || 153 || 422 || 55 || 67 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 13.5 || 7.7 || 21.1 || 2.8 || 3.4
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1994 AFL season|1994]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 18 || 15 || 12 || 226 || 206 || 432 || 70 || 42 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 12.6 || 11.4 || 24.0 || 3.9 || 2.3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1995 AFL season|1995]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 22 || 15 || 11 || 285 || 153 || 438 || 68 || 77 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 13.0 || 7.0 || 19.9 || 3.1 || 3.5
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1996 AFL season|1996]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 25 || 18 || 13 || 371 || 205 || 576 || 128 || 70 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 14.8 || 8.2 || 23.0 || 5.1 || 2.8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1997 AFL season|1997]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 23 || 26 || 30 || 376 || 178 || 554 || 100 || 40 || 1.1 || 1.3 || 16.3 || 7.7 || 24.1 || 4.3 || 1.7
|-style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 16 || 27 || 11 || 229 || 108 || 337 || 64 || 28 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 14.3 || 6.8 || 21.1 || 4.0 || 1.8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 21 || 28 || 25 || 267 || 137 || 404 || 86 || 29 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 12.7 || 6.5 || 19.2 || 4.1 || 1.4
|-style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 8 || 10 || 2 || 67 || 38 || 105 || 31 || 16 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 8.4 || 4.8 || 13.1 || 3.9 || 2.0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 11 || 13 || 11 || 117 || 48 || 165 || 52 || 28 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 10.6 || 4.4 || 15.0 || 4.7 || 2.5
|-style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 14 || 18 || 13 || 13 || 200 || 135 || 335 || 61 || 65 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 11.1 || 7.5 || 18.6 || 3.4 || 3.6
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 234
! 200
! 174
! 2984
! 1793
! 4777
! 845
! 594
! 0.9
! 0.7
! 12.8
! 7.7
! 20.4
! 3.6
! 2.5
|}

==Honours and achievements==
{| style="margin-right:4px; margin-top:8px; float:right; border:1px #000 solid; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; font-family:Verdana; font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#fff;"
| colspan="2;" style="padding:3px; margin-bottom:-3px; margin-top:2px; font-family:Arial; "| '''[[Brownlow Medal]] votes'''
|-
! style="width:50%;"| Season
! style="width:50%;"| Votes
|-
| [[1990 Brownlow Medal|1990]]
| —
|-
| [[1991 Brownlow Medal|1991]]
| —
|-
| [[1992 Brownlow Medal|1992]]
| 4
|-
| [[1993 Brownlow Medal|1993]]
| 11
|-
| [[1994 Brownlow Medal|1994]]
| 11
|-
|- style="background:#D9F9E9;"
| '''[[1995 Brownlow Medal|1995]]'''
| '''21'''
|-
| [[1996 Brownlow Medal|1996]]
| 14
|-
| [[1997 Brownlow Medal|1997]]
| 21
|-
| [[1998 Brownlow Medal|1998]]
| 1
|-
| [[1999 Brownlow Medal|1999]]
| 7
|-
| [[2000 Brownlow Medal|2000]]
| —
|-
| [[2001 Brownlow Medal|2001]]
| 3
|-
| [[2002 Brownlow Medal|2002]]
| 10
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''103'''
|-
| colspan=2| <small>Key:</small>
|- style="background:#d9f9e9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"
| colspan=2| <small>Green / '''Bold''' = [[List of Brownlow Medal winners|Won]]</small><!--
<br />* = joint winner</small>
|- style="background-color:#FFCCCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"
| colspan=2| <small>Red / ''Italics'' = [[Brownlow Medal#Ineligibility|Ineligible]]</small>
-->
|}

*'''Team'''
**'''[[McClelland Trophy]] ([[Sydney Swans|Sydney]])''': [[1996 AFL season|1996]]
*'''Individual'''
**'''[[Brownlow Medal]]''': 1995
**'''[[Bob Skilton Medal|Bob Skilton Medal (Sydney Swans Best & Fairest)]]''': 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997
**'''[[All-Australian team|All-Australian]]''': 1995, 1996, 1997
**'''[[AFL Players Association awards#Best Captain|AFLPA Best Captain Award]]''': 1999
**'''[[AFL Players Association awards#Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player|AFLPA Robert Rose Most Courageous Player Award]]''': 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000
**'''[[List of Sydney Swans captains|Sydney Swans Captain]]''': 1993-2002
**'''[[Sydney Swans#Team of the century|Sydney Swans Team of the Century - forward pocket (vice-captain)]]'''
**'''[[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] inductee''': 2007

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Sydplayer|ref=https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/718580}}
* {{AFL Tables|ref=P/Paul_Kelly.html|alt=Paul Kelly}}

{{Sydney Swans captains}}
{{AFL Brownlow Medallists}}
{{AFLPA best captain}}
{{Robert Rose award}}
{{Sydney Swans Team of The Century}}
{{Bob Skilton Medal}}
{{All-Australian captains}}
{{1995 All-Australian team}}
{{1996 All-Australian team}}
{{1997 All-Australian team}}
{{1992 New South Wales Australian rules football State of Origin players}}
{{1993 New South Wales-Australian Capital Territory Australian rules football State of Origin players}}
{{1995 The Allies State of Origin players}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Paul}}
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sydney Swans players]]
[[Category:Bob Skilton Medal winners]]
[[Category:All-Australians (AFL)]]
[[Category:Brownlow Medal winners]]
[[Category:Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Wagga Wagga]]
[[Category:Australian people of Irish descent]]
[[Category:Allies State of Origin players]]
[[Category:New South Wales Australian rules football State of Origin players]]