Albert Kelly was born on 21 March 1991 and is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth or halfback for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Hostplus Cup.
25 Facts About Albert Kelly
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Albert Kelly has previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL, and Hull Kingston Rovers and Hull FC in the Super League.
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Albert Kelly has spent time with the Souths Logan Magpies in the Hostplus Cup.
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Albert Kelly started playing at the age of five, he is a product of Group 2 junior rugby league.
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Albert Kelly attended St Paul's College, Kempsey before moving to Sydney and attending Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.
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Albert Kelly was selected in the New South Wales under-15s Combined Catholic High Schools' rugby league side as five-eighth.
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Albert Kelly was chased by the Sydney Roosters and St George Illawarra Dragons, before being signed by the Parramatta Eels on a four-year contract.
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In 2008 to 2010, Albert Kelly played Toyota Cup for the Parramatta Eels' Toyota Cup team, scoring 11 tries in 23 games, and played for the New South Wales under-18s.
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Albert Kelly then played for Cronulla's Toyota Cup team in 2010, scoring three tries in 11 games.
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Albert Kelly returned in Round 1 of the 2011 season.
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Albert Kelly scored his first two NRL tries against the Penrith Panthers in Round 3 of the 2011 NRL season.
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Albert Kelly returned for the last two matches of the season.
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In 2012, Albert Kelly fell out of favour with Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan and was sacked mid-season.
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Albert Kelly then signed with the Knights to play in the New South Wales Cup competition.
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In June 2012, Albert Kelly was suspended before having his contract terminated after pleading guilty in court to smashing a light at Newcastle nightclub Fannys.
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In 2013, Albert Kelly joined the Gold Coast Titans to trial for a contract.
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Albert Kelly made his debut for the Titans against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
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On 22 August 2014, Albert Kelly became one of the current NRL players and former Sharks players to accept reduced bans from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority for his role in the club's 2011 supplements program.
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On 18 October 2014, Albert Kelly was released from the Titans alongside Maurice Blair to sign two-year contracts with Hull Kingston Rovers, replacing Australian halves Travis Burns and Kris Keating.
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Albert Kelly was named in the 2017 Super League Dream Team and finishing as Man of Steel runner up 2017.
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In 2018 footage emerged of Albert Kelly verbally abusing a female McDonald's employee while intoxicated.
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Albert Kelly joined Brisbane on a train and trial contract ahead of the 2021 NRL season.
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Albert Kelly spent the early part of 2021 playing for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Hostplus Cup.
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Albert Kelly was selected in the halves to replace the dropped Anthony Milford ahead of the round 11 fixture against the Sydney Roosters.
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On 3 April 2022, it was announced that Albert Kelly had been placed under investigation by the Brisbane club after video footage emerged which showed Albert Kelly being involved in a drunken fight with teammate Payne Haas.