Bridie Kennedy

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Bridie Kennedy
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Kennedy with Carlton in March 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24)
Original team(s) Cranbourne (VFL Women's)
Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup Girls)
Draft No. 36, 2017 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 4, 2018, Carlton  vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender/midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018–2019 Carlton 04 (0)
S7 (2022)–2023 Sydney 12 (0)
Total16 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights

Junior

  • TAC Cup Girls best and fairest: 2017
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Bridie Kennedy (born 23 September 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

She played junior representative football with the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup Girls competition where she was a co-winner of the league's best and fairest award in 2017 with future teammate Chloe Molloy. She also played state league football that year with Cranbourne in the VFL Women's competition and previously played local junior football with Dromana. [1] [2]

Kennedy was drafted by Carlton with their fourth selection and the 36th pick overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft. [3] She made her debut in a 73-point loss to Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in round 4 of the 2018 season. [4] [5] She played a further three games in 2018 but did not add to her tally in 2019 and was delisted at the end of that season. [6]

Kennedy re-joined the AFLW in June 2022, when she was signed by expansion club Sydney. [7] An elite runner, Kennedy went on to play all 10 games in Sydney's inaugural season in defence and on the wing, but only two in 2023. [7] [8]

In December 2023, Kennedy delisted herself for personal reasons. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Olle, Sarah (8 December 2017). "Carlton's AFLW recruit Bridie Kennedy could prove to be the biggest steal of the draft". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ↑ McEvoy, Simon (19 October 2017). "Dromana 18-year-old Bridie Kennedy becomes an AFLW player after being drafted by Carlton". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Mornington Peninsula Leader. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Balales, Danielle (18 October 2017). "PICK 36: Bridie Kennedy". Carlton Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "BRIDIE KENNEDY". Australian Football. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Marsden, Matt (23 February 2018). "Match report: Lochland stuns in Doggies' thumping of the Blues". Girls Play Footy. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Black, Sarah (29 April 2019). "Second chance beckons for delisted free agents". afl.com.au/aflw. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Five more for Sydney Swans AFLW". Sydney Swans . Telstra Media. 3 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Bridie Kennedy | AFL". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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