Brian Kelly (rugby league)

Brian Kelly
Personal information
Born (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Manly Warringah 48 15 0 0 60
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Country NSW 1 0 0 0 0
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [1]

Brian Kelly (born 20 May 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He plays as a centre and on the wing.

Background

Born in Lismore, New South Wales, Kelly is of Indigenous Australian descent[2] and played his junior rugby league for the Ballina Seagulls and Lennox Head Dolphins. He was then signed by the Gold Coast Titans.

Kelly is a cousin of Hull F.C. player Albert Kelly and Brisbane Broncos player James Roberts.[3]

Playing career

Early career

From 2014 to 2016, Kelly played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.[4] In July 2015, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.[5] In September 2015, he re-signed with the Titans on a 2-year contract until the end of 2017.[6] In May 2016, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[7] In November 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2017, after gaining a release from the final year of his Titans contract.[8]

2017

In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Kelly made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles against the Parramatta Eels,[9][10] scoring a try.[11] On 7 May, Kelly played for Country in the last City vs Country origin, starting on the left wing in a 10-20 loss at Mudgee.

References

  1. ↑ "Brian Kelly - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1996-05-20. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  2. ↑ "Indigenous Titans, Eels get back to their roots". NRL.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  3. ↑ "Rabbitohs favourites to poach under-20's star Brian Kelly from Titans". Couriermail.com.au. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  4. ↑ "K". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  5. ↑ "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  6. ↑ Titans.com.au (2015-09-03). "Talented trio retained until 2017". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  7. ↑ "Updated: Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  8. ↑ SeaEagles.com.au (2016-11-18). "Manly sign exciting youngster Brian Kelly". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  9. ↑ "Updated team lists: Sea Eagles v Eels". NRL.com. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  10. ↑ NRL Digital Media. "Final NRL team to play Eels". Sea Eagles. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  11. ↑ "Impressive Eels beat brave Sea Eagles". NRL.com. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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