Josh J. Kennedy
| Josh Kennedy | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Josh J. Kennedy | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Geraldton, Western Australia | ||
| Original team | East Fremantle | ||
| Height/Weight | 194cm / 99kg [1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2006 – 2007 2008 – Total |
Carlton West Coast Eagles |
22 (11) 68 (138) 90 (149) |
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1 Playing statistics to end of PF 2011 season .
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| Career highlights | |||
Josh Kennedy (born 25 August 1987) is an Australian rules football player.
Recruited at number four in the 2005 AFL Draft by the Carlton Football Club, he made his Australian Football League debut in Round 6, 2006. Kennedy had a hard decision to make over whether to play basketball or AFL because both of his parents played basketball.
In 2006, Kennedy showed promises that he could be a future key-position forward. However, he struggled for ground time and form when playing at the AFL level, scoring only 5.4 from his nine games. In Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Bullants, he found it easier to show his skills with eighteen goals for the season.
In 2007 Kennedy committed to a new 2 year contract with the Carlton Football Club. However on 11 October, it was announced that he had agreed to return to his native state and play for the West Coast Eagles,[2] thus enabling Carlton to secure the services of top midfielder Chris Judd in a trade.
On 26 April 2008, Josh Kennedy, wearing number #17, made his debut for the West Coast Eagles against the Western Bulldogs.
In Round 9, 2011, Kennedy kicked ten goals against the Western Bulldogs, becoming just the fourth Eagle (after Scott Cummings, Peter Sumich and Mark LeCras) to kick ten goals in a game.[3]
But it wasn't until 2011 when Kennedy first experienced finals football, with the general on-field team struggles he endured at Carlton from 2006 to 2007 following him to West Coast in seasons 2008, 2009 and 2010.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/players/playerprofile/joshkennedy/tabid/7302/playerid/15820/category/senior/season/2011/selected/bio/default.aspx
- ^ "Judd deal completed". AAP. 11 October 2007. http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=52385.
- ^ Schmook, Nathan. "Kennedy soars". http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/114479/default.aspx. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- West Coast Eagles Player Profile
- Josh J. Kennedy's statistics from AFL Tables
- Josh Kennedy Profile in Blueseum
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