Full name Matthew Kennedy Height / weight 188 cm / 88 kg | Draft No. 13, 2015 AFL draft Position(s) Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997 (age 19) Original team(s) Collingullie-Glenfield Park, Riverina FNL | ||
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. 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. 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.
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