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Francis James Kelly (23 December 1910 – 6 July 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Melbourne, Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Frank Kelly
Personal information
Full name Francis James Kelly
Date of birth (1910-12-23)23 December 1910
Place of birth Northcote, Victoria
Date of death 6 July 1982(1982-07-06) (aged 71)
Place of death Moe, Victoria
Original team(s) Collingwood Juniors
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1930–31, 1933 Collingwood 034 0(8)
1934–36 Melbourne 031 0(1)
1937–39 Essendon 030 0(7)
1940–41 Port Melbourne (VFA) 024 (24)
1942–44 St Kilda 021 (28)
1945–46 Port Melbourne (VFA) 017 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family


The son of Michael Joseph Kelly (1892-1953),[1][2] and Eleanor Mary Kelly (1892-1977), née Caroll, Francis James Kelly was born at Northcote, Victoria on 23 December 1910.

He married Thelma Veronica Mitchener (1909-2012) in 1934.


Football



Collingwood (VFL)


Used on the wing or as a centreman, 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.


Beechworth (O&KFL)


Cleared from Collingwood in May 1932,[3] he spent the 1932 season at the Beechworth Football Club in the Ovens & King Football League as captain-coach.[4]


Collingwood (VFL)


He returned to Collingwood in 1933.[5]


Melbourne (VFL)


Kelly crossed to Melbourne in 1934, and played with them for three seasons.


Essendon (VFL)


Cleared from Melbourne to Essendon in 1937,[6] he played with them for three seasons (1938-1939).

In 1938 he was reported on three occasions:


Port Melbourne (VFA)


Cleared from Essendon in April 1940,[12][13] he captain-coached Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) for two years—which included the 1940 VFA premiership.[14][15]


St Kilda (VFL)


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.


Port Melbourne (VFA)


In 1945 he returned to Port Melbourne,[16] playing for two more seasons (1945-1946).


Yallourn North


Kelly later played at Yallourn North as captain-coach.[17]


Moe


In 1954 he was coach of the Moe Football Club.[18][19]


Military service


He enlisted in the Second AIF in January 1942, served overseas in New Guinea, and was demobilized in October 1945.[20]


Death


He died at Moe, Victoria on 6 July 1982.


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