Kandy Kennedy

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Kandy Kennedy
Personal information
Born (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 27)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 Sydney Roosters 20000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013–19 Indigenous All Stars 40000
Source: RLP
As of 20 October 2020

Kandy Kennedy (born 17 February 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Glebe Dirty Reds in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

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She previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Background

Born in Sydney, Kennedy was raised in Bathurst, New South Wales. Her father, William, played 61 first grade games for the Balmain Tigers and her brother, William Jr, currently plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. [1]

Playing career

In 2013, at 16-years old, Kennedy represented the Indigenous All Stars. [2] In 2014, she again represented the Indigenous All Stars, starting on the wing against the Women's All Stars. [3]

In 2017, while representing the Indigenous All Stars for the third time, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). [4]

In 2018, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team. [5] In Round 3 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Roosters in their 26–0 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. [6] On 30 September 2018, she came off the bench in the Roosters' Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos. [7]

On 15 February 2019, she started at lock for the Indigenous All Stars in their 4–8 loss to the Maori All Stars. [8]

In 2019 and 2020, she played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. [9] [10]

In 2021, she joined the Glebe Dirty Reds for their inaugural season in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

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References

  1. ↑ "Siblings making their own mark". Western Advocate. 27 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Indigenous Women's All Stars squad announced". NRL. 14 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Women's stars named for curtain-raiser". NRL. 29 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Reputation enough for Sydney Roosters women to lock in Bathurst gun Kandy Kennedy". The Daily Telegraph. 18 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Corporate Support Continues For Roosters Women's Players". Sydney Roosters. 4 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "NRLW Late Mail - Week 3". Sydney Roosters. 22 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kandy Honours Pop with Grand Gesture". Sydney Roosters. 30 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Indigenous and Maori Women's Teams Named". Sydney Roosters. 17 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "NSWRL Harvey Norman Womens Premiership - 2020 Round 1". League Unlimited. 10 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Round 16 Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership Line Up". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 2 July 2019.
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