Phil Kelly is a former Australian rules footballer who played for East Perth

East Perth Football Club

The East Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Royals, is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the West Australian Football League...

 in the West Australian National Football League and North Melbourne

North Melbourne Football Club

The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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. He represented Western Australia at interstate football on six occasions.

Kelly played mostly as a wingman but was also used as times on the ball and started his career in 1975 at East Perth. He won Sandover Medal

Sandover Medal

The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award, given annually since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League...

s in both 1978 and 1979 to become the only East Perth player after Graham Farmer

Graham Farmer

Graham Vivian "Polly" Farmer, MBE is a retired Australian rules football player and coach. Born in Western Australia, he joined the East Perth Football Club as a ruckman in 1953, where he won several awards and contributed to the team winning three premierships...

to have won the award back to back. In 1978 he was also a member of their premiership side.

North Melbourne acquired his services in 1981 and he remained with them for five seasons.