Jarrad Kennedy
Jarrad Kennedy (born 27 February 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the Intrust Super Premiership. He plays at second-row, but can also fill in at centre. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.
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| Born | 27 February 1989 Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Born in Moruya, New South Wales, Kennedy played his junior rugby league for the Tuross Lakers and Moruya-Tuross Sharks, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
Playing career
Early career
In 2008 and 2009, Kennedy played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team.[2] On 5 October 2008, Kennedy scored the match winning try in the Raiders' golden-point extra time win over the Brisbane Broncos in the 2008 NYC Grand Final.[3] In 2010, he graduated on to the Raiders' Queensland Cup team, Souths Logan Magpies.[4]
2012
In round 6 of the 2012 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for Canberra against the New Zealand Warriors.[5]
2013
On 17 May, Kennedy re-signed with Canberra on a two-year contract.[6]
2014
In round 11 of the 2014 NRL season, Kennedy scored his first NRL career try against North Queensland.[7]
2015
On 25 March, Kennedy again re-signed with Canberra on a two-year contract.[3]
2016
In September, Kennedy was named at second-row in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[8]
2017
Kennedy was named in the Manly-Warringah squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.[9]
He made his debut for Manly against South Sydney in round 2 of the 2017 NRL season.
References
- "Jarrad Kennedy - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 27 February 1989. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "K". Nyc Database. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- "Raiders re-sign Jarrad Kennedy | NRL". Zero Tackle. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- "Intrust Super Cup, Rd 4:". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- "NRL 2012 - Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- "Jarrad Kennedy re-signs with the Raiders | NRL". Zero Tackle. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- "NRL 2014 - Round 11". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- NSWRL.com.au (26 March 2016). "2016 Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament". The Roar. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.