Matthew Kennedy (footballer, born 1997)

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Matthew Kennedy
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Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth San Isidore
Original team(s) Collingullie-Glenfield Park (Riverina FNL), GWS Giants Academy
Draft No. 13, 2015 AFL draft
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 7
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2016–2017 Greater Western Sydney 19 0(7)
2018– Carlton 78 0(36)
Total97 (43)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024 round 3.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Kennedy (born 6 April 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2016 to 2017. Kennedy is from the small town of Collingullie, New South Wales. He participated in the Auskick program at Collingullie. [1] He and Giants teammate Harry Perryman played together for most of their junior career. [2] Perryman was recruited from Collingullie-Glenfield Park Football Club in the Riverina Football Netball League, where he played in consecutive senior premierships in 2014 and 2015. [3] A member of the Giants' academy program, he was drafted by the Giants with the thirteenth selection in the 2015 AFL draft, matching a bid from Richmond. [4] Kennedy made his debut against the Essendon in round 13 of the 2016 AFL season. In an impressive performance, he kicked three goals as the Giants defeated Essendon by a 27 points. [5] In October 2017, Kennedy was traded to Carlton. [6]

Carlton demoted Kennedy to the rookie at the end of the 2020 season to make salary cap space due to the coronavirus pandemic; [7] but after a successful 2021 season he was re-elevated to the senior list for 2022. [8]

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References

  1. AFL Record. Round 9, 2022. pg 85
  2. Matt Kennedy and Harry Perryman putting Collingullie on the AFL map with GWS Giants
  3. Waterworth, Ben. "AFL draft 2015: Matthew Kennedy finishes underage career perfectly, top GWS academy prospect". Fox Sports.
  4. "Draft Pick #13: Matthew Kennedy". 24 November 2015.
  5. Malone, Matt (21 June 2016). "Matt Kennedy's dream AFL debut for the Giants". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  6. "Deadline Day: All the last-minute AFL trades". 18 October 2017.
  7. Riley Beveridge (19 November 2020). "Tough mid set for rookie lifeline as Blues delist four more". Australian Football League. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. Cristian Fillipo (26 November 2021). "Blues upgrade Kennedy, Honey". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 27 November 2021.