Jarrad Kennedy
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Born | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | 27 February 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 3 December 2016 |
Jarrad Kennedy (born 27 February 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the Intrust Super Premiership. He plays at second-row, but can also fill in at centre. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.
Background
Born in Moruya, New South Wales, Kennedy played his junior rugby league for the Tuross Lakers and Moruya-Tuross Sharks, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
Playing career
Early career
In 2008 and 2009, Kennedy played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team.[2] On 5 October 2008, Kennedy scored the match winning try in the Raiders' golden-point extra time win over the Brisbane Broncos in the 2008 NYC Grand Final.[3] In 2010, he graduated on to the Raiders' Queensland Cup team, Souths Logan Magpies.[4]
2012
In round 6 of the 2012 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for Canberra against the New Zealand Warriors.[5]
2013
On 17 May, Kennedy re-signed with Canberra on a two-year contract.[6]
2014
In round 11 of the 2014 NRL season, Kennedy scored his first NRL career try against North Queensland.[7]
2015
On 25 March, Kennedy again re-signed with Canberra on a two-year contract.[3]
2016
In September, Kennedy was named at second-row in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[8]
2017
Kennedy was named in the Manly-Warringah squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.[9]
He made his debut for Manly against South Sydney in round 2 of the 2017 NRL season.
References
- ^ "Jarrad Kennedy - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 27 February 1989. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "K". Nyc Database. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Raiders re-sign Jarrad Kennedy | NRL". Zero Tackle. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Intrust Super Cup, Rd 4:". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "NRL 2012 - Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Jarrad Kennedy re-signs with the Raiders | NRL". Zero Tackle. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "NRL 2014 - Round 11". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ NSWRL.com.au (26 March 2016). "2016 Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament". The Roar. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.