Retired #47: James Kelly - Retirement announced - 16/8 - Essendon Performance Coach - 19/9

[Kakkle]

Welcome!

 

[Cashmoney13]

Cant argue with this signing, gives great experience to a young list

 

[PressureCooker]

If Kakkle has confirmed it, that's good enough for me! Welcome James

 

[carnthedons]

Welcome!

Whattahead

 

[Pweter]

Excellent. A smart footballer and, has been said, brings much needed experience.

 

[PressureCooker]

Has he taken drugs before? Can't see how he'd meet our evil criteria...

 

[Pweter]

Has he taken drugs before? Can't see how he'd meet our evil criteria...

Chill mate, he was at Geelong when Robinson and Dank were doing "stuff" there.

 

[Squeaky]

Welcome aboard

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Best of luck to Pops, you've got a good foot soldier for this year.

He'll help protect your younger mids in this tough year ahead.

 

[DapperJong]

hahahahah Kakkle great OP

 

[daffo]

Again, good pick up. We need players like this. A couple more mature age mids then work on the KP backs.

 

[DapperDon]

Poor bastard won't get much sleep during victory songs this season.

 

[vast]

Yeah Im gonna be honest dont like this one, he looked very finished as a player last year after his injury.

Surely the club gave him a medical?

Anyway I hope im wrong and wish him luck injury wise coz we are gonna need 20 games from him.

 

[eth-dog]

Welcome James. Very good signing IMO.

 

[betchsta]

Yeah Im gonna be honest dont like this one, he looked very finished as a player last year after his injury.

Surely the club gave him a medical?

Anyway I hope im wrong and wish him luck injury wise coz we are gonna need 20 games from him.

I personally think his body is shot & I think the club did the right thing by moving him on at the end of last year,His experience will come in handy for the younger boys even if he doesn't contribute a great deal on the field this year, Maybe a new environment will do pops good as well.

 

[Vander18]

Thought he looked cooked last year but hope I'm wrong - quality player and person

 

[boncer34]

Yeah Im gonna be honest dont like this one, he looked very finished as a player last year after his injury.

Surely the club gave him a medical?

Anyway I hope im wrong and wish him luck injury wise coz we are gonna need 20 games from him.

Went 25+ touches 5 out of 8 games on return and 20+ 6 times.

That includes 1 as the sub.

Not bad numbers.

 

[STP18]

All the best for Pops next year, very good signing for what you blokes are looking for.

 

[Howard Moon]

hope he brings his alter ego for house parties and speech ruinings - im sure the Geelong people know who i am talking about....

 

[DapperJong]

Give the guy a break about last season.

He had a broken nut!!

 

[Doss]

Those facial expressions are amazing.

Welcome, James. Not 100% sure how I feel about this, but experience won't go astray.

 

[vast]

Went 25+ touches 5 out of 8 games on return and 20+ 6 times.

That includes 1 as the sub.

Not bad numbers.

Thats fine, but we really need someone that can play 20 plus games. You can never be certain either way, I just hope the club did its due diligence. Im just concerned about the impact this could have on the young players if the top ups cant play their role.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Give the guy a break about last season.

He had a broken nut!!

Literally busted a nut for his team.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

It's offcial.

Triple flag winner Kelly joins Essendon
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-01-20/triple-flag-winner-kelly-joins-essendon

 

[mike14]

Thats fine, but we really need someone that can play 20 plus games. You can never be certain either way, I just hope the club did its due diligence. Im just concerned about the impact this could have on the young players if the top ups cant play their role.

Do we? It depends on who else we sign, but having a guy like Kelly who can play the first 8 or so games and then platoon with some other guys once they've got a little bit if experience might not be a bad thing