Harvey Kelly
South Melbourne and Carlton · “Duff”
AFL career
92 games127 goals
- Debut
- R2 1902 v CAR10 May 1902
- Most recent
- GF 1914 v CAR26 Sept 1914
Coaching career
19 games14 wins4 losses1 draws
- First
- R1 1913 v STK26 Apr 1913
- Most recent
- SF 1913 v STK6 Sept 1913
Stats
1914 | SME | 21 | 1.0 |
1913 | SME | 19 | 1.4 |
1909 | CAR | 18 | 1.6 |
1908 | CAR | 14 | 1.9 |
1907 | CAR | 11 | 1.8 |
1902 | SME | 9 | 0.4 |
Bio
A journeyman in the truest sense, Harvey "Duff" Kelly was a powerful centre half-forward whose career traversed the country before cementing his status in VFL history. After early success in the West Australian league with East and South Fremantle, Kelly joined Carlton during the club’s golden era, using his imposing high marking and long, accurate place kicking to play a key role in the Blues’ back-to-back premierships of 1907 and 1908. He briefly departed for Tasmania to lead Lefroy, but the lure of Victorian football saw him return to South Melbourne—the club where he had debuted a decade earlier—taking on the role of captain-coach in 1913. A fierce competitor and tactical leader, Kelly steered South to a Grand Final appearance in 1914, fittingly facing off against his former Carlton teammates in his final league game.
Profile
- Born
- 24 Mar 1883
- Died
- 30 July 1944 (aged 61y 128d)
- Birthplace
- St Kilda, VIC
- Deathplace
- Croydon, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Coaching
- South Melbourne (Senior Coach)191319 games (W14 L4 D1), 73.7%
Honours
- Premiership(2×) 1907, 1908
- South Melbourne/Sydney captain1913
Family
- Brother:Ernie Kelly, Otto Kelly
Bio
1 revisionA journeyman in the truest sense, Harvey "Duff" Kelly was a powerful centre half-forward whose career traversed the country before cementing his status in VFL history. After early success in the West Australian league with East and South Fremantle, Kelly joined Carlton during the club’s golden era, using his imposing high marking and long, accurate place kicking to play a key role in the Blues’ back-to-back premierships of 1907 and 1908. He briefly departed for Tasmania to lead Lefroy, but the lure of Victorian football saw him return to South Melbourne—the club where he had debuted a decade earlier—taking on the role of captain-coach in 1913. A fierce competitor and tactical leader, Kelly steered South to a Grand Final appearance in 1914, fittingly facing off against his former Carlton teammates in his final league game.