Harvey Kelly
Australian Rules Footballer
1883 – 1944
Who was Harvey Kelly?
Harvey "Duff" Kelly was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League.
Western Australian Harvey Kelly played most of his games at centre half forward and was noted for his long, accurate drop and place kicks. He started out at South Melbourne in 1902 but after just one season returned home and joined East Fremantle. A member of East's 1904 premiership team, he crossed to rivals South Fremantle in 1905. His brothers Ernie and Otto, who both had VFL careers, played beside him at South Fremantle.
While in Western Australia, Kelly played two first-class cricket matches for the state, as a bowler.
Kelly went to Carlton in 1907 and participated in their premiership side that year. The following season Carlton won all of the 14 games that Kelly played in and added another premiership to their tally, with the forward kicking a goal in the Grand Final. Also in 1908 he represented Victoria at the Melbourne Carnival. He kicked a career best 28 goals in 1909 and made his third successive Grand Final, only to lose to his old club South Melbourne.
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