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Jezza 
2023 PREMIERS!
Joined: 06 Sep 2010
Location: Ponsford End
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Welcome to the club.
| Quote: | Selection No. 29 � Will Kelly
Position: Defender
Height: 196cm
Weight: 87kg
Age: 18
Recruited from: Oakleigh U18
Profile
An athletic tall defender who has the ability to play one-on-one and negate his direct opponent. Grew in confidence playing for Vic Metro this year, reading the angles well with his intercept marking. As the son of Collingwood premiership player Craig Kelly, he is eligible for the Magpies as a father-son selection.
2018 TAC Cup statistics
Club: Oakleigh U18
Games: 9
Average Disposals: 13.4
Average Marks: 4.6
Average Round 50s: 2.2
Average Tackles: 1.5
Did you know?
- The defender has modelled his game on Collingwood star Jeremy Howe, who he spent time training alongside during the 2017/2018 pre-season.
- Kelly�s brother, Jake, plays for Adelaide. He played a handful of games for the Magpies� VFL team as a top-up player in 2013.
- Playing for Scotch College, he played most of his school football in attack, but is primarily a backman.
- He played the final four games of the TAC Cup season, including Oakleigh�s Grand Final loss to Dandenong, with a stress fracture in his ankle.
What they say
�A tall athletic defender who has the ability to play one-on- one and defend his direct opponent. Grew in confidence playing for Vic Metro in the National Under-18 Championships, reading the angles well with his intercept marking. Had an excellent year for the Chargers averaging 13.4 disposals and 4.6 marks across nine matches. Son of Collingwood premiership player Craig Kelly and an eligible father-son selection for the Magpies,� � Kevin Sheehan (AFL Talent Ambassador), AFL.com.au, November 2018
�As his confidence grows and grows, how I picture him is a more co-ordinated Matt Scarlett � that�s how important he could be to a team,� � Leigh Clarke (Oakleigh U18 coach), Leader Newspapers, July 2018
�Demonstrating a playing style not dissimilar to a young Will Schofield, Kelly also possesses speed and enjoys taking on the game with his run. His closing speed allows him to stick close to opposition forwards and in one-on-one contests he is competitive and rarely beaten,� � Chris Doerre (ESPN draft expert), ESPN.com.au, July 2018
What he says
�When you see the (Collingwood) supporter base at games you realise what it means to people and it would be amazing to be in that environment,� � Will Kelly, afl.com.au, October 2018.
�(Having a father who played and worked in the AFL industry) has taught me a lot about the personality you need to walk into an AFL club. The work ethic and organisation, but also the open-mindedness and being open to all the different types of boys that come in,� � Will Kelly, told to Fox Sports� Ben Waterworth, November 2018. |
http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2018-11-23/welcome-to-collingwood-will-kelly
https://twitter.com/CollingwoodFC/status/1065779170385453057
https://twitter.com/CollingwoodFC/status/1065784428184592386
https://twitter.com/CollingwoodFC/status/1065784608682205185
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0dQgcPFZik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5DXk3vupNU
Articles:
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2018-will-kelly-reveals-the-crucial-footy-lessons-his-dad-and-brother-have-taught-him/news-story/d20389dfdb96545fe83b8abf7c167c16
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-04/collingwood-fatherson-prospect-set-for-surgery
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glasseyevfx
Joined: 01 Jul 2017
Location: Gold Coast
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yahooo
thats good news
interesting to see that Marty Hore got picked up by Melbourne - its been a good day
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Johnno75
Joined: 07 Oct 2010
Location: Wantirna
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Strengthening up our backline for the future
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thebaldfacts
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
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| Did we have the points for him, or did we have to go into deficit to get him? |
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Pies2016
Joined: 12 Sep 2014
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What I like about this kid is that he was very good against the best in the U18 championships. He was very competitive and the equal of Lukosius against SA and he stuck it to Brownless against Vic country.
He played against Ben King a couple times in the TAC and it was one all. King really got hold of him late in the season but Kelly might have been carrying the ankle by then. ( obviously he didnt play against Max King because of the ACL )
I reckon this one will be alright |
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BazBoy
Joined: 11 Sep 2014
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His old man was as tough a player as you would ever see but even tough guys
can melt
When Ned hugged his boy and was asked his thoughts May not talk ,i will tear up
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Pies4shaw 
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Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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| thebaldfacts wrote: | | Did we have the points for him, or did we have to go into deficit to get him? |
Apparently we did, because of the consequences of the shuffling of picks after we took Quaynor. Here's Mighty Magpies' comment from his mega thread last night, when he thought we might have use about pick 25 to get Will:
| MightyMagpie wrote: | http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2018-11-22/draft-where-the-magpies-stand
Quaynor
Picks remaining (article above doesn't mention 96, but it is on AFL Draft Tracker):
53 (233)
54 (220)
64 (101)
96 (0)
total 554 points.
NGA/FS on the radar:
Will Kelly (likely ~pick 25)
Atu Bosenavulagi
Bailey Wraith
Pick 25 756 points less 197 point discount = 559 points, so pretty close to covering likely Will Kelly bid.
Any bid after 56 and we can match with our last pick. |
And here's MM's post-selection comment:
| MightyMagpie wrote: | We arent in deficit. We still have pick 63 (112 points).
We benefitted from Adelaide trading out those two earlier picks where they may have bid on him. |
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stui magpie 
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005
Location: In flagrante delicto
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The kid has either had a recent growth spurt or we have the Collingwood tape measure out again.
I'm sure he was listed as 193-194 recently, now he's 196? 
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thebaldfacts
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
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| Pies4shaw wrote: | | thebaldfacts wrote: | | Did we have the points for him, or did we have to go into deficit to get him? |
Apparently we did, because of the consequences of the shuffling of picks after we took Quaynor. Here's Mighty Magpies' comment from his mega thread last night, when he thought we might have use about pick 25 to get Will:
| MightyMagpie wrote: | http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2018-11-22/draft-where-the-magpies-stand
Quaynor
Picks remaining (article above doesn't mention 96, but it is on AFL Draft Tracker):
53 (233)
54 (220)
64 (101)
96 (0)
total 554 points.
NGA/FS on the radar:
Will Kelly (likely ~pick 25)
Atu Bosenavulagi
Bailey Wraith
Pick 25 756 points less 197 point discount = 559 points, so pretty close to covering likely Will Kelly bid.
Any bid after 56 and we can match with our last pick. |
And here's MM's post-selection comment:
| MightyMagpie wrote: | We arent in deficit. We still have pick 63 (112 points).
We benefitted from Adelaide trading out those two earlier picks where they may have bid on him. |
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Thanks guys. |
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MightyMagpie
Joined: 04 Jun 2013
Location: WA
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^^^
From the draft thread:
| MightyMagpie wrote: | Machinations:
We started with:
41 (412)
44 (362)
57 (182)
59 (158)
60 (146)
Total 1260 points.
When Tarryn Thomas bid was matched at 8, NM lost picks 42, 47, 48 and 49 and gained picks 65, 95 and 97.
After that we had:
42 (395)
44 (362)
54 (220)
56 (194)
57 (182)
Total 1353 (+93 points).
When Nick Blakey bid was matched at 10, SYD lost picks 34, 39 and 40 and gained picks 47 and 97.
After that we had:
40 (429)
42 (395)
53 (233)
55 (207)
56 (194)
Total 1458 (+105 points).
When Isaac Quaynor bid was matched at 13, COL lost picks 40, 42 and 53 and gained picks 64 and 95.
After that we had:
55 (207)
56 (194)
64 (101)
Total 502 points.
By the time Will Kelly was bid on at 29 these picks were:
53 (233)
54 (220)
64 (101)
Total 554 (+52 points).
When Will Kelly bid was matched at 29, COL lost picks 53, 54 and 64 and gained picks 63 and 99.
Obviously we then traded out 63 and picked up Atu at the end. |
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Joined: 22 Jun 2004
Location: John Wren's tote
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Wrapped to get young Will and so stoked for Ned " The Cement Truck". He must be so happy. I really enjoyed Craig talking on the final story for 1990.
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| 3rd degree wrote: | | Wrapped to get young Will and so stoked for Ned " The Cement Truck". He must be so happy. I really enjoyed Craig talking on the final story for 1990. |
I understand he tested well in pinching the skin of the opposition in the draft combine. A "pinchy-pinchy" standout out on both sides of his body.
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inxs88
Joined: 17 Aug 2014
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Couldn't help but think in the warm up the other night when I saw Kelly had inherited the number 20 guernsey that it was some ominous joke of things to come. Then wouldn't you know it..... snapped collarbone. So let's look at it:
* 2018 TAC Season: 2/3 wiped out due to injury
* 2019: first season at Pies wiped out due to injury
* 2020: 1 game then broken shoulder
* 2021: 1 pre-season game and broken collarbone
Some guys just simply cannot take a trick aka:
* Sean Rusling
* Tom Davidson
* Danny Roach
* Mark Orval
* Chris Dalkin
* Ben Sinclair
* Tom Langdon etc....
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burnsy17 
Joined: 10 Aug 2003
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I hope so.... means we’ll win a flag in the next 5 years.
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Pies2016
Joined: 12 Sep 2014
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It is an unfortunate start to his career but you would rather a couple limb breaks above the waist than broken legs or constant soft tissue issues.
Nothing so far has impacted his pace or an inability to get those miles into his legs. Still disappointing of course.
As a footnote, there were plenty at the Chargers who thought he should have had ankle surgery immediately after that injury.
He chose to play on because it was his draft year and the Chargers were premiership favourites. He didn’t have surgery until well into October and it probably cost him a decent pre season in his first year at the club.
Cant blame the kid for wanting to play footy but it’s not often you get rewarded for bad decisions or bad judgement. |
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