Bryan Kenneally

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Bryan Kenneally
Personal information
Date of birth(1942-03-26)26 March 1942
Original team(s) Lyndhurst-Hampton Park
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1959–1969 Melbourne 171 (68)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bryan Kenneally (born 26 March 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the VFL during the 1960s.

Kenneally was a versatile footballer and played in Melbourne's 1960 and 1964 premiership sides, as a wingman and half forward flanker respectively. For the rest of his career he was a ruck-rover, filling the position vacated by Ron Barassi and he earned selection to the Victorian interstate team in 1967.

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