Career
He previously played for the Geelong Football Club from 2002–2015. Since 2001, Kelly has played with the Geelong Football Club. Playing as an on-baller in the powerful midfield, he has shown capability in gaining many possessions and running well, as well as showing great courage.
Kelly, is a natural born leader who has played a pivotal role in Geelong"s dominant era, one of only twelve players to play in all three of Geelong"s recent premierships.
He was delisted at the end of the 2015 American Federation of Labor-Congress season, despite averaging 20.5 disposals in 17 games, he subsequently retired from the American Federation of Labor-Congress before signing with the Essendon Football Club in January 2016 as a top-up player in the wake of the club"s supplements scandal.