Matthew Kennedy (footballer, born 1997)

For the former Brisbane player from the 1990s, see Matthew Kennedy (footballer, born 1970).

Matthew Kennedy
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Kennedy
Date of birth	(1997-04-06) 6 April 1997
Original team(s)	Collingullie-Glenfield Park, Riverina FNL
Draft	No. 13, 2015 AFL draft
Height / weight	188 cm / 88 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Greater Western Sydney
Number	15
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–	Greater Western Sydney	3 (3)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.

Matthew Kennedy (born 6 April 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He 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.^[1] 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 for Kennedy by Richmond.^[2] 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.^[3]

References

↑ Waterworth, Ben. "AFL draft 2015: Matthew Kennedy finishes underage career perfectly, top GWS academy prospect". Fox Sports.
↑ "Draft Pick #13: Matthew Kennedy". 24 November 2015.
↑ Malone, Matt (21 June 2016). "Matt Kennedy's dream AFL debut for the Giants". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

External links

Matthew Kennedy's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
Matthew Kennedy's statistics from AFL Tables

Greater Western Sydney Giants – current squad

1 Davis (c)
2 Hopper
3 Coniglio
4 Greene
5 Shiel
6 Whitfield
7 Deledio
8 Ward (c)
9 Scully
10 Smith
11 Setterfield
12 Patton
13 Cumming
14 Taranto
15 M. Kennedy
16 Wilson
17 Johnson
18 J. Cameron
19 Haynes
20 Tomlinson
21 Buntine
22 Kelly
23 Shaw
24 de Boer
25 Mzungu*
26 Simpson
27 Himmelberg
28 Sproule*
29 Williams
30 Flynn
31 Finlayson
32 Griffen
33 Tiziani
35 Corr
36 Perryman
37 Lobb
38 Lloyd*
39 Mohr
40 A. Kennedy
41 Mumford
42 Stein*
44 Downie
50 Reid*
Patfull

Coach: L. Cameron

* denotes rookie listed players

2015 AFL national draft

First round	1. Jacob Weitering 2. Josh Schache 3. Callum Mills (Academy selection) 4. Clayton Oliver 5. Darcy Parish 6. Aaron Francis 7. Jacob Hopper (Academy selection) 8. Callum Ah Chee 9. Sam Weideman 10. Harry McKay 11. Wayne Milera 12. Charlie Curnow 13. Matthew Kennedy (Academy selection) 14. Eric Hipwood (Academy selection) 15. Daniel Rioli 16. Harrison Himmelberg (Academy selection) 17. Tom Doedee 18. Jade Gresham 19. Ryan Burton 20. Brayden Fiorini 21. Ben McKay 22. Kieran Lovell 23. David Cuningham

Second round	24. Ben Keays (Academy selection) 25. Josh Dunkley 26. Kieran Collins 27. Darcy Tucker 28. Luke Partington 29. Alex Morgan 30. Mason Redman 31. Ryan Clarke 32. Brayden Sier 33. Mitchell Hibberd 34. Josh Schoenfeld 35. Marcus Adams 36. Tom Cole 37. Riley Bonner 38. Harley Balic

Third round	39. Rhys Mathieson 40. Brandon White 41. Matthew Flynn (Academy selection) 42. Mitch King 43. Corey Wagner 44. Blake Hardwick 45. Aidyn Johnson 46. Liam Hulett 47. Sam Skinner 48. Bailey Williams 49. Bailey Rice (F/S) 50. Oleg Markov 51. Tyrone Leonardis 52. Mackenzie Willis 53. Jack Silvagni (F/S) 54. Mitch Brown

Fourth round	55. Sam Collins 56. Jordan Dawson 57. Kurt Mutimer 58. Tom Phillips 59. Ryan Gardner 60. Declan Mountford 61. Shane Yarran 62. Matthew Allen

Fifth round	63. Rupert Wills 64. Yestin Eades 65. Ben Crocker 66. Sam Menegola 67. Nathan Broad

Sixth round	68. Michael Hartley 69. Wylie Buzza

Seventh round	70. Matthew Hayball

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