Kelly was originally picked up by Collingwood with the 84th selection of the 1989 VFL Draft, but decided to stay with Norwood. His family had some history in South Australian football, with his grandfather Maurie Arbon being a North Adelaide premiership player.[2]
A year later, he was signed by Adelaide as part of their original squad, to enter the AFL in 1991. Kelly, who was troubled by knee injuries for much of his career, was mostly used in the midfield or as a flanker. He had to wait until round 16 of the 1991 season to make his debut, where he had 13 disposals in a loss to Hawthorn at Waverley Park.[3] His only other appearance came at Kardinia Park in 1992, against Geelong.[3]
Referencesedit
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN978-1-920910-78-5.
^. afc.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
matthew, kelly, footballer, matthew, kelly, born, july, 1971, former, professional, australian, rules, footballer, played, adelaide, football, club, australian, football, league, matthew, kellypersonal, informationfull, namematthew, kellydate, birth, 1971, jul. Matthew Kelly born 2 July 1971 is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League AFL Matthew KellyPersonal informationFull nameMatthew KellyDate of birth 1971 07 02 2 July 1971 age 52 Original team s Norwood 1 Height187 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight91 kg 201 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1991 1992Adelaide2 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comKelly was originally picked up by Collingwood with the 84th selection of the 1989 VFL Draft but decided to stay with Norwood His family had some history in South Australian football with his grandfather Maurie Arbon being a North Adelaide premiership player 2 A year later he was signed by Adelaide as part of their original squad to enter the AFL in 1991 Kelly who was troubled by knee injuries for much of his career was mostly used in the midfield or as a flanker He had to wait until round 16 of the 1991 season to make his debut where he had 13 disposals in a loss to Hawthorn at Waverley Park 3 His only other appearance came at Kardinia Park in 1992 against Geelong 3 References edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 920910 78 5 Past Players H O 1 99 games afc com au Archived from the original on 5 September 2012 a b AFL Tables Matthew Kelly Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Kelly footballer amp oldid 1025679654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
