Frank Kelly (footballer)
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Frank James Kelly was an Australian rules football
er who played for Collingwood
, Melbourne
, Essendon
and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Kelly played his junior football with Collingwood and was promoted to their seniors in 1930. Despite playing the Preliminary Final, Kelly was omitted from the Collingwood team which won the 1930 VFL Grand Final
. He spent the 1932 season at Beechworth
before returning to Collingwood for one final year. Used on the wing or as a centreman, Kelly crossed to Melbourne in 1934 for three seasons and then Essendon for another three.
He captain-coached Port Melbourne
to the Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership in 1940 and remained in that role the following year. In 1942 he returned to the VFL and joined his fourth club, St Kilda, for whom he kicked 21 goals that year and would captain in the 1944 season. Kelly later played at Yallourn North as captain-coach.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
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(VFL).
Kelly played his junior football with Collingwood and was promoted to their seniors in 1930. Despite playing the Preliminary Final, Kelly was omitted from the Collingwood team which won the 1930 VFL Grand Final
1930 VFL Grand Final
The 1930 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Geelong Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 11 October 1930. It was the 34th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
. He spent the 1932 season at Beechworth
Beechworth Football Club
Beechworth Football Club, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tallangatta & District Football League...
before returning to Collingwood for one final year. Used on the wing or as a centreman, Kelly crossed to Melbourne in 1934 for three seasons and then Essendon for another three.
He captain-coached Port Melbourne
Port Melbourne Football Club
The Port Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Borough, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne and is currently playing in the Victorian Football League ....
to the Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership in 1940 and remained in that role the following year. In 1942 he returned to the VFL and joined his fourth club, St Kilda, for whom he kicked 21 goals that year and would captain in the 1944 season. Kelly later played at Yallourn North as captain-coach.