Ernie Kelly
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Ernie Kelly
| image =
| fullname = Ernest Harvey Kelly
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1884|11|17}}
| birth_place = Port Melbourne, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1939|5|22|1884|11|17|df=yes}}
| death_place = Heidelberg, Victoria
| height = 191 cm
| weight = 84 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1908
| years1 = 1903–04
| club1 = East Fremantle
| games_goals1 = 26 (43)
| years2 = 1905–07
| club2 = South Fremantle
| games_goals2 = 17
| years3 = 1908
| club3 = Carlton
| games_goals3 = {{0}}8 (11)
| careerhighlights = * {{WAFL|EF}} leading goalkicker 1904
- WAFA leading goalkicker 1904
- {{WAFL|EF}} premiership side 1904
}}
Ernest Harvey Kelly (17 November 1884 – 22 May 1939) was an Australian rules footballer who played for {{WAFL|EF}} and {{WAFL|SF}} in the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA) and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Career
Although he was from Melbourne, Kelly started his career in Western Australia. He was East Fremantle's leading goal-kicker in 1904 and was also a member of their premiership team that year, alongside his elder brothers Harvey and Otto Kelly.[http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Ernie+Kelly Ernie Kelly] – blueseum.org. Last updated 22 August 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011. The three brothers all crossed to South Fremantle and played together in 1905 and 1906. Harvey Kelly returned to Victoria in 1907 and after Ernie played another season for South Fremantle, he joined his brother at Carlton in 1908.The West Australian, [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48979382 "Footballer Brothers Play Today"], 7 July 1951. p. 10
Carlton had been premiers the previous two seasons so Kelly could only break into the seniors on eight occasions. On his league debut, against Melbourne, he kicked three goals.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/E/Ernie_Kelly.html| title=Ernie Kelly| publisher=AFL Tables}}
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables}}
- {{AustralianFootball}}
- {{WAFL FootyFacts}}
{{WAFL leading goalkickers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Ernie}}
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Category:Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Category:East Fremantle Football Club players
Category:South Fremantle Football Club players
Category:Carlton Football Club players
Category:People from Port Melbourne
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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