Dan Keily
Australian rules footballer
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Mortimer 'Dan' Keily (16 May 1892 – 28 June 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Melbourne, Victoria
Preston, Victoria
| Dan Keily | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mortimer Patrick Keily | ||
| Born |
16 May 1892 Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Died |
28 June 1967 (aged 75) Preston, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Brighton Jrs / Havelock | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Positions | Full-back, Wingman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1914–17, 1919–21 | Carlton | 53 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Keily, a Brighton junior and former Havelock player, struggled to cement a place in a strong Carlton team which made the finals in every season that he was at the club. After missing out on the 1914 and 1915 premierships, Keily was a losing Grand Finalist in 1916. A wingman or fullback, he received a life suspension[2] after Carlton's 1917 semi-final loss to Fitzroy for using abusive language toward a steward at the subsequent tribunal hearing.[3] The life suspension was lifted in the second half of the 1919 season, with Keily having effectively served a 24 match ban.
