Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1988)

For the Carlton and West Coast forward, see Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987).
Josh Kennedy
Personal information
Full name Joshua P. Kennedy
Date of birth (1988-06-20) 20 June 1988
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons/Xavier College
Draft 40th pick (FS), 2006 National Draft (Hawthorn)
Height / weight 188 cm / 96 kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 12
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2008–2009
2010–
Total		 Hawthorn
Sydney		 013 0(4)
170 (111)
183 (115)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights

Joshua P. "Josh" Kennedy (born 20 June 1988) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL), he previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club. The son and grandson of former Hawthorn players, he was originally recruited to Hawthorn in the 2006 National Draft, under the father–son rule. Kennedy debuted for the club during the 2008 season, but was traded to Sydney prior to the 2010 season, having played 13 games for Hawthorn. An inside midfielder, he has since become a regular for Sydney. He has won the Bob Skilton Medal three times as the club's best and fairest (2012, 2015, 2016) and also played in a premiership in 2012. Kennedy has been named in the All-Australian team on three occasions, in 2012, 2014 and 2016 as well as finishing equal third in the 2014 Brownlow Medal.

AFL career

Hawthorn (2008–2009)

Kennedy is the son of John Kennedy Jr., a former Hawthorn player and grandson of John Kennedy, Sr., an Australian Football Hall of Fame member. He finished Year 12 studies at Xavier College in Kew, Victoria in 2006, having also played for Ashburton Football Club as a youngster. In mid-2006 it was announced that he would be recruited in the 2006 AFL Draft by the Hawthorn Football Club for the 2007 season, under the father-son rule.[1] Kennedy made his debut for the club in round nine of the 2008 season. He played two further games in his debut season, and ten the following season, but was traded to Sydney at the end of the 2009 season, along with Ben McGlynn, with Hawthorn receiving draft picks 39, 46, and 70 in exchange.[2]

Sydney Swans (2010–present)

In late 2009, Kennedy was offered a three-year deal by the Sydney Swans. Kennedy accepted the offer, as the Swans' offered him more opportunity to play senior football than Hawthorn, who had many players similar to Kennedy.[3] He was traded to the Swans along with teammate Ben McGlynn for 2009 AFL Draft picks 39, 46 and 70.[4] Kennedy capped a fantastic year by finishing 3rd in the Sydney Swans Best & Fairest, behind winner Kieren Jack and runner-up Shane Mumford. Kennedy was also awarded the Paul Roos Award for best player in the finals series.[5]

Kennedy followed up his outstanding debut year in Sydney with another very consistent season in 2011. Despite a relatively slow start, Kennedy hit top form in the 2nd half of the year to finish equal 2nd with Rhyce Shaw in the Bob Skilton Medal (behind winner Adam Goodes). Kennedy further enhanced his growing reputation around the league with 2 more outstanding performances in the Swans' finals games against St.Kilda and Hawthorn.

Kennedy had his most consistent year in 2012 earning himself his first All-Australian team selection.[6] Kennedy won the Brett Kirk Medal in round one.[7] Kennedy polled in equal eighth place in the Brownlow Medal, with 19 votes - the most of any Sydney player. He played in Sydney's Grand Final winning team, where he had 26 disposals and kicked two goals.[8] He also won the Sydney Best & Fairest (Bob Skilton Medal) with (877) votes to win by a massive 172 votes from 2nd Ted Richards (705) and 3rd Ryan O'Keefe (701), managing to consistently poll votes in each round.[9]

Kennedy's 2015 season was rewarded with his second Bob Skilton Medal.[10] He won the best and fairest for the second consecutive year in 2016.[11]

In 2016, Kennedy won his 3rd All-Australian selection, 3rd Bob Skilton Medal and was awarded the inaugural Gary Ayres Award for best player in the 2016 finals series.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[12]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Led the league after finals only
Led the league after season and finals
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2008 Hawthorn 36 3 0 0 17 24 41 12 13 0.0 0.0 5.7 8.0 13.7 4.0 4.3
2009 Hawthorn 32 10 4 5 65 129 194 31 42 0.4 0.5 6.5 12.9 19.4 3.1 4.2
2010 Sydney 12 24 10 10 210 272 482 70 107 0.4 0.4 8.8 11.3 20.1 2.9 4.5
2011 Sydney 12 24 10 19 272 256 528 54 135 0.4 0.8 11.3 10.7 22.0 2.3 5.6
2012 Sydney 12 25 29 13 307 401 708 73 125 1.2 0.5 12.3 16.0 28.3 2.9 5.0
2013 Sydney 12 25 14 16 257 421 678 42 123 0.6 0.6 10.3 16.8 27.1 1.7 4.9
2014 Sydney 12 23 13 20 272 385 657 75 132 0.6 0.9 11.8 16.7 28.6 3.3 5.7
2015 Sydney 12 24 15 23 308 423 731 74 149 0.6 1.0 12.8 17.6 30.5 3.1 6.2
2016 Sydney 12 25 20 9 315 472 787 67 139 0.8 0.4 12.6 18.9 31.5 2.7 5.6
Career 183 115 115 2023 2783 4806 498 965 0.6 0.6 11.1 15.2 26.3 2.7 5.3

Honours and achievements

Brownlow Medal votes
Season Votes
2008 —
2009 —
2010 —
2011 3
2012 19
2013 14
2014 21
2015 25
2016 14
Total 82
Key:
Green / Bold = Won

Team

Individual

Personal life

In April 2015 Kennedy's wife Ana gave birth to their first child, a baby boy named Emilio.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Boulton, Martin (20 July 2006). "Bloodline runs true as a third-generation Kennedy takes his place at Hawthorn". The Age.
  2. ↑ Mark Robinson (9 October 2009). "Josh Kennedy move the end of a family dynasty at Hawthorn" – AdelaideNow. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Niall, Jake (30 September 2009). "Favourite Hawk may leave nest". The Age.
  4. ↑ "Kennedy and McGlynn to Swans". 8 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Kieren Jack: 2010 Club Champion".
  6. ↑ Cordy, Neil (18 September 2012). "All-Australian selection complements career turnarounds by Swans Josh Kennedy and Ted Richards". The Daily Telegraph.
  7. ↑ Kogoy, Peter (24 March 2012). "Small leap for AFL's Giant experiment in derby 1". The Australian.
  8. ↑ Sam Lienert and John Salvado (29 September 2012). "Sydney Swans outlast favourites Hawthorn in classic grand final to claim the 2012 AFL premiership".
  9. ↑ "Sydney Swans midfielder Josh Kennedy emphatically claims first Bob Skilton medal after superb season". 5 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Josh Kennedy top of the Swans flock with second Skilton Medal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Curley, Adam (6 October 2016). "Star Swan Kennedy pips Hannebery for third best and fairest". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Josh Kennedy". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  13. ↑ Malcolm, Alex (23 April 2015). "Kennedy's late dash to Perth after birth of child". Australian Football League. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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