Tim Kelly (born 26 July 1994) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). He formerly played for the

Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 ...

between 2018 and 2019.

Early life and WAFL career

Kelly is from

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and played his junior football for

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. He has an

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father and a Chilean mother. He made his senior WAFL debut for the

South Fremantle Football Club South Fremantle Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Fremantle, Western Australia. The club plays in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) and the WAFL Women's (WAFLW), commonly going by the nickname the ''Bulldogs ...

in 2013. He was runner-up in the club best and fairest in 2014. During the 2017 WAFL season he finished runner-up in the

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to Haiden Schloithe. Before being drafted into the AFL, Kelly was an apprentice electrician. His partner/fiancée is Caitlin Miller and they have three sons.

AFL career

Geelong (2018-2019)

Kelly was drafted by Geelong with their second selection and twenty-fourth overall in the 2017 national draft as an over age draftee He made his debut in the three-point win against at the

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in the opening round of the 2018 season. At the 2018

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Awards he was voted Best First Year Player by fellow players. At the end of the 2018 season, Kelly requested a trade to the

, a club that had previously overlooked him in numerous drafts, solely due to family reasons. But after long discussions, Geelong refused to trade him as they could not come to a suitable arrangement with the Eagles. After a stellar 2019 which included his first All-Australian selection, a preliminary final appearance and a top 5 finish in the

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, Kelly once again requested a trade to the Eagles due to the same reason. He was finally traded on 9 October.

West Coast Eagles (2020-)

Kelly's wish was finally granted after being traded the Eagles, who had traded Picks 14, 24, 37 and future first round pick to get Kelly. He signed a 6-year contract estimated worth $5 million.

Statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Tim 1994 births Living people Geelong Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Australian people of Chilean descent Sportspeople of Chilean descent West Coast Eagles players All-Australians (AFL)