boston kelly - male player of the month - june 2021

Boston Kelly is a player with the world at his feet and he is the Hawks male player of the month for June 2021.

Boston can step off both feet and can burn a defender before they even know they have missed the touch with his footwork.

He is the youngest sibling of the Kelly family and has grown up watching his three older sisters playing for the Hawks (see pictures attached). A talented league player for the Holy Cross Rhinos and rep baseballer for Ryde Eastwood Hawks, many good judges feel that touch football could be his best sport. For a player so young, he has great vision, speed and silky skills that have developed over his first three Junior State Cup touch campaigns. Boston has been a part of the team that began in U/8s and is now the mighty u/10s team. This team has made the Grand Final (u/8s) and a semi-final (u/10s) in Port Macquarie. In helping the team to do so well, Boston has won two Hawk Medals as the coveted player of the team.

Whilst he still has a long way to go in his career, the vision, speed, skills, footwork and determination have plenty of good judges in the district comparing him to a young Ryan Papenhuyzen. 
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He has been very fortunate to be mentored by Wests Tigers premiership winner Ben Galea and Australian Touch Coach Pat Batiste. Both coaches both spoke glowingly about his attitude, speed, desire and never say die attitude. His understanding of the game and his ability to execute the plays on the field is another trait both coaches spoke about. ‘Boston is a true competitor and a pleasure to coach. He has the skills and ability as a player (and a person) to go all the way in his career if he continues to develop at the rate he is at now. it is hard to believe he is so young when you watch him play with that touch knowledge and awareness’

Congratulations to Boston on being the Hawks Male Player of the month for June, 2021.