Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly played 234 senior AFL games for Sydney between 1990 and 2002, lining up most often as a midfielder. On 23-0, Paul Kelly's career spans 2 decades, from the 1990s to the 2000s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Paul Kelly at a peak of 90 out of 100, reached in the 1990s. That figure measures Paul Kelly only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1990s midfielder can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Paul Kelly include 1 Brownlow Medal and 3 All-Australian selections.

Season by season, the data credits Paul Kelly with a best season of 576 disposals in 1996, 200 career goals and a top Brownlow year of 21 votes in 1995. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.