Paul Kelly
Bronze statue of Kelly at theSydney Cricket Ground
Personal information
Born	(1969-07-28)28 July 1969 (age 56) West Wyalong, New South Wales
Original team	Wagga Tigers (RFL)
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1990–2002	Sydney	234 (200)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2002.
Career highlights
Brownlow Medal:1995 All-Australian team:1995,1996,1997 Bob Skilton Medal 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 Sydney captain: 1993-2002 Australian Football Hall of Fame (inducted 2007) Sydney Team of the Century(forward, vice-captain)
Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com

Paul Kelly (born 28 July 1969) is a formerAustralian rules footballer, winner of theBrownlow Medal and captain of theSydney Swans for ten seasons. He was and still is known to Swans fans everywhere as "Captain Courageous".

Born and raised inWagga Wagga,New South Wales, Kelly attended St Michaels School and initially playedrugby league for Wagga Brothers but turned to Australian rules football at age 15.^[1]

Recruited to theAFL by the Swans, Kelly made his debut in 1990 after being the best player in his school, and was appointed captain in 1993 at just 23 years of age, won the Brownlow Medal (the AFL's highest individual honour) in 1995, won clubbest and fairests in 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1997,All-Australian selection in 1995, 1996 and 1997 (the last two as captain), and theAFL Players Association's Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2000.

Kelly led the Swans to the AFL Grand Final in 1996—its first since 1945—and was considered one of the best players in the competition during the mid-1990s, but from 1998 onwards was severely hampered by injuries. Kelly retired after 234 AFL games and served as the Swans runner in 2003 before retiring to his farm near Wagga Wagga. His autobiography,Swan Song, was published in 2003 and covers the period until his retirement from football. His No. 14 jumper was retired for 5 years, before it was brought out again, this time to be worn byCraig Bird. The current wearer of the no. 14 jumper atthe Swans is co-captainCallum Mills.

In 2005, Kelly was on hand to present the premiership cup toPaul Roos andBarry Hall after the Swans' nailbiting 4-pointGrand Final win.

In 2006, he presented the Brownlow Medal to former team mate,Adam Goodes.

He was inducted into theAustralian Football Hall of Fame in July, 2007.^[2]

^[3]

• Team
  • McClelland Trophy (Sydney):1996
• Individual
  • Brownlow Medal: 1995
  • Bob Skilton Medal (Sydney Swans Best & Fairest): 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997
  • All-Australian: 1995, 1996, 1997
  • AFLPA Best Captain Award: 1999
  • AFLPA Robert Rose Most Courageous Player Award: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000
  • Sydney Swans Captain: 1993-2002
  • Sydney Swans Team of the Century - forward pocket (vice-captain)
  • Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee: 2007

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