William Kennedy (rugby league, born 1997)

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William Kennedy
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Personal information
Full nameWilliam Kennedy Jr
Born (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 27)
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019– Cronulla Sharks 1034300172
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022 Indigenous All Stars 10000
Source: [1]
As of 25 August 2024

William Kennedy (born 18 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Background

Kennedy was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Kennedy Jr is the son of former Balmain Tigers player William 'Bubba' Kennedy.[ citation needed ]

He played his junior rugby league for Bathurst St Patrick's.[ citation needed ]

Playing career

2019

In round 6 of the 2019 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for Cronulla against the Penrith Panthers. [2] Later in 2019, Kennedy played for Cronulla's feeder club Newtown where he was part of the squads which won the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW premiership and 2019 NRL State Championship final. [3]

2021

In round 1 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries for Cronulla-Sutherland in a 32-18 victory over rivals St. George at Kogarah Oval. [4] In round 4 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries for Cronulla in a 48-10 victory over North Queensland at Kogarah Oval. [5]

In round 20 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries for Cronulla in their 22-40 loss against Manly in the "Battle of the Beaches" rivalry match. [6]

In round 23 of the 2021 NRL season against the Wests Tigers, Kennedy scored two tries for Cronulla in a 50-20 victory. [7]

Kennedy played 24 games for Cronulla and scored a total of 14 tries in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table. [8]

2022

In round 9 of the 2022 NRL season, Kennedy was sent off in the first half of Cronulla's match against the New Zealand Warriors for a dangerous high tackle. Cronulla would go on to win the match despite being down to 11 men at one point in the game. [9] In the Qualifying Final, Kennedy scored two tries for Cronulla in a 32-30 loss against North Queensland. Kennedy played a total of 19 matches throughout the year scoring seven tries. [10]

2023

In round 2 of the 2023 NRL season, Kennedy scored a hat-trick in Cronulla's 30-26 victory over Parramatta. [11] In round 8, Kennedy scored his second hat-trick of the year in Cronulla's 33-20 victory over Canterbury. [12] Kennedy played a total of 19 games for Cronulla in the 2023 NRL season and scored 14 tries as Cronulla finished sixth on the table. [13]

Statistics

NRL

*denotes season competing [1]

SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPts
2019 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 20000
2020 1730012
2021 24140056
2022 1970028
2023191456
2024 *17520
Career totals974200168

All Star

SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPts
2022 Indigenous All Stars colours.svg Indigenous All Stars 10000
Career totals10000

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