Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1988)

For the Carlton and West Coast forward, see Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987).

Josh Kennedy
Kennedy playing for Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Joshua P. Kennedy
Date of birth (1988-06-20) 20 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Ashburton JFC (Vic)/Xavier College/Sandringham Dragons
Draft No. 40 (F/S), 2006 national draft
Debut Round 9, 2008, Hawthorn vs. Melbourne, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 97 kg (214 lb)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 12
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2007–2009 Hawthorn 013 00(4)
2010–2022 Sydney 277 (153)
Total 290 (157)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Joshua P. Kennedy (born 20 June 1988) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club.

The son and grandson of former Hawthorn players, Kennedy was originally recruited to Hawthorn in the 2006 national draft under the father–son rule. He debuted for the club during the 2008 season, but was traded to Sydney prior to the 2010 season, having played 13 games for Hawthorn. An inside midfielder, Kennedy became a star player for Sydney. He has won the Bob Skilton Medal three times as the club's best and fairest (2012, 2015, 2016) and also played in a premiership in 2012. Kennedy has been named in the All-Australian team on three occasions (2012, 2014, 2016) in addition to finishing third in the 2014 and 2017 Brownlow Medal counts. He was the captain of Sydney since the 2017 season, until Kennedy stepped down from the role in February 2022.

  1. ^ a b "Josh Kennedy". Sydney Swans. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2017.