Rick Kennedy

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For other people with the name, see Rick Kennedy (disambiguation).

Rick Kennedy
Personal information
Full name	Richard Kennedy
Date of birth	(1960-12-11) 11 December 1960 (age 64)
Original team(s)	Traralgon (GLVFL)
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Fullback
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1981–1991	Footscray	158 (34)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.
Career highlights
Footscray captain: (1986–1988)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rick Kennedy (born 11 December 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Kennedy was appointed captain of Footscray in 1986 after former captain Jim Edmond departed for Sydney. Footscray team manager Stephen Nash commented that while losing Edmond's experience was difficult (he had played 150 games for Footscray), he was confident Kennedy would fill the role. ^[1] Kennedy played most of his career as a fullback represented Victoria at a State of Origin game in 1986. A tough and physical player, he was regularly sent to the VFL Tribunal.

Statistics

^[2]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
1981	Footscray	54	14	2	1	133	60	193	33	—	0.1	0.1	9.5	4.3	13.8	2.4	—
1982	Footscray	8	13	1	1	105	62	167	32	—	0.1	0.1	8.1	4.8	12.8	2.5	—
1983	Footscray	8	11	5	2	58	57	115	21	—	0.5	0.2	5.3	5.2	10.5	1.9	—
1984	Footscray	8	20	8	4	181	83	264	44	—	0.4	0.2	9.1	4.2	13.2	2.2	—
1985	Footscray	8	17	0	1	121	56	177	37	—	0.0	0.1	7.1	3.3	10.4	2.2	—
1986	Footscray	8	18	2	1	153	53	206	64	—	0.1	0.1	8.5	2.9	11.4	3.6	—
1987	Footscray	8	20	2	1	143	77	220	62	14	0.1	0.1	7.2	3.9	11.0	3.1	0.7
1988	Footscray	8	15	6	0	114	50	164	40	13	0.4	0.0	7.6	3.3	10.9	2.7	0.9
1989	Footscray	8	12	5	1	72	37	109	24	13	0.4	0.1	6.0	3.1	9.1	2.0	1.1
1990	Footscray	8	7	3	0	23	20	43	15	1	0.4	0.0	3.3	2.9	6.1	2.1	0.1
1991	Footscray	8	11	0	0	68	66	134	44	13	0.0	0.0	6.2	6.0	12.2	4.0	1.2
Career			158	34	12	1171	621	1792	416	54	0.2	0.1	7.4	3.9	11.3	2.6	0.8

References

1. "Footscray — no longer underdogs". The Canberra Times . Vol. 60, no. 18, 430. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 March 1986. p. 26. Retrieved 8 July 2021– via National Library of Australia.
2. Rick Kennedy's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

• Rick Kennedy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Rick Kennedy at AustralianFootball.com