Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1988)
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Kennedy in June 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joshua P. Kennedy | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandringham Dragons/Xavier College | ||
| Draft | 40th pick (FS), 2006 National Draft (Hawthorn) | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008–2009 | Hawthorn | 13 (4) | |
| 2010– | Sydney | 191 (127) | |
| Total | 204 (131) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Joshua P. Kennedy (born 20 June 1988) is an Australian rules footballer playing 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, Kennedy was originally recruited to Hawthorn in the 2006 national draft under the father–son rule. He 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, Kennedy has since become a star player 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 (2012, 2014 and 2016), as well as finishing third in the 2014 and 2017 Brownlow Medals. He has served as the captain of Sydney since the 2017 season.
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. 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.
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