Brian Joseph Kelly (28 July 1917 – 13 May 1985) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
South Melbourne
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Kelly, who played at South Melbourne during the Second World War, made his league debut in 1939. He appeared in all of South Melbourne's 18 games in 1941, one of only two players from the club to do so. As a
back pocket
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, Kelly participated in the famous
1945 'Bloodbath' Grand Final.
In 1946, Kelly coached
New Town
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to the TANFL Grand Final, where they lost to
Sandy Bay. The following season, he was chosen to coach the South against North in an intrastate match.
References
1917 births
Sydney Swans players
Glenorchy Football Club coaches
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
1985 deaths
People from Elsternwick, Victoria
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