Joshua Kelly (born 12 February 1995) is a professional

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er playing for the

Greater Western Sydney Giants The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Sydney Olympic Park, which represents the ...

in the

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(AFL). He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the second overall selection in the 2013 national draft. Kelly had a breakout year in 2017, winning inclusion in the

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and finishing fifth in the

Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...

. He was named in the Greater Western Sydney Giants leadership group in 2018 where he remains as Vice-Captain. Josh Kelly began his football career as an Auskicker at East Brighton in Melbourne's south-east before being drafted at pick two in the 2013 NAB AFL Draft. Kelly is the son of Phil Kelly, who played 61 games as a wingman for North Melbourne in the 1980s and won two Sandover Medals in the WAFL. He won the GIANTS Rising Star Award in his first season and become a mainstay of the Giants' midfield in just a few short years. Kelly was elevated into the club's official leadership group ahead of the 2017 season in just his fourth year in the AFL, and after a stunning 2017 season was named vice-captain in 2018. In December 2021, Kelly was named, along with

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and incumbent

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, as co-captain of the club.

AFL career

He is the son of Phil Kelly, who played 109 games and won multiple

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s for

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in the

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and then moved to the

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, playing 61 games for the

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from 1981-85. He also has a younger sister, Laine Kelly. During the AFL combine he showed elite endurance, finishing the 3 km time trial with a time of 9 minutes and 32 seconds (the second fastest ever in testing). He was educated at

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, alongside fellow 2013 draftees

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and

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. He was nominated for the

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award after featuring in Greater Western Sydney's 32-point win over in round 3. Kelly had a stellar 2017 season, being named in the

and finishing fifth in the

. In the opening rounds of the season, it was confirmed that

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had made a $9 million contract offer. He eventually re-signed with the Giants at the end of the year on a 2-year contract; the amount was not disclosed. Kelly was a key member of the Giants‘ 2019 finals campaign which saw the team reach its first grand final. He managed 27 disposals and was named in the best players in the team’s four point preliminary final win against Collingwood.

Statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Josh 1995 births Living people Sandringham Dragons players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Greater Western Sydney Giants players All-Australians (AFL) Kevin Sheedy Medal winners People educated at Brighton Grammar School