Adam Kennedy (footballer)

Adam Kennedy
Adam Kennedy
	Kennedy playing for the University of Western Sydney in August 2015
Personal information
Full name	Adam Kennedy
Born	12 July 1992 (age 33)
Original team	Western Jets (TAC Cup)
Draft	Pre selection 2011 (GWS); No. 14, 2024 rookie draft (GWS)
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Greater Western Sydney
Number	40
Playing career1
Years	Club
2012–2024	Greater Western Sydney
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
	Inaugural Greater Western Sydney team; NEAFL Premiership Player: 2016;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fullname Adam Kennedy

Born 12 July 1992 (age 33)

Original team Western Jets (TAC Cup)

Draft Pre selection 2011 (GWS)
No. 14, 2024 rookie draft (GWS)

Adam Kennedy (born 12 July 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

He was recruited from the Western Jets in the TAC Cup prior to the 2011 AFL draft as one of the new club's selections of players who had previously nominated for the draft.^[1] Kennedy made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 2012 AFL season against Sydney in the Giants first ever game. Adam was in the game when GWS NEAFL team won the Grand Final in 2016.

Kennedy endured an AFL career with several injuries, undergoing a knee reconstruction on his left knee in 2017 and then requiring a shoulder reconstruction in 2021. On 22 April 2023 Kennedy was ruled out for the remainder of the 2023 season after rupturing the ACL in his right knee during the 21-point loss to the Brisbane Lions at Manuka Oval.

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G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2012	Greater Western Sydney	40	15	0	1	101	106	207	51	27	0.0	0.1	6.7	7.1	13.8	3.4	1.8
2013	Greater Western Sydney	40	19	1	1	139	121	260	71	35	0.1	0.1	7.3	6.4	13.7	3.7	1.8
2014	Greater Western Sydney	40	20	3	2	180	148	328	97	39	0.2	0.1	9.0	7.4	16.4	4.9	2.0
2015	Greater Western Sydney	40	7	0	0	56	49	105	35	6	0.0	0.0	8.0	7.0	15.0	5.0	0.9
2016	Greater Western Sydney	40	15	2	1	120	95	215	70	20	0.1	0.1	8.0	6.3	14.3	4.7	1.3
2017	Greater Western Sydney	40	7	0	0	44	47	91	26	18	0.0	0.0	6.3	6.7	13.0	3.7	2.6
2018	Greater Western Sydney	40	9	2	0	95	55	150	49	20	0.2	0.0	10.6	6.1	16.7	5.4	2.2
2019	Greater Western Sydney	40	23	4	1	238	131	369	112	43	0.2	0.0	10.3	5.7	16.0	4.9	1.9
2020^[a]	Greater Western Sydney	40	6	0	0	36	32	68	11	12	0.0	0.0	6.0	5.3	11.3	1.8	2.0
2021	Greater Western Sydney	40	9	1	1	72	59	131	35	21	0.1	0.1	8.0	6.6	14.6	3.9	2.3
2022	Greater Western Sydney	40	18	1	0	172	86	258	97	22	0.1	0.0	9.6	4.8	14.3	5.4	1.2
2023	Greater Western Sydney	40	5	0	0	22	14	36	8	5	0.0	0.0	4.4	2.8	7.2	1.6	1.0
2024	Greater Western Sydney	40	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career			153	14	7	1275	943	2218	662	268	0.1	0.0	8.3	6.2	14.5	4.3	1.8

v t e Inaugural Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL team
Full-back	Adam Kennedy Phil Davis (c) Tomas Bugg
Half-back	Jack Hombsch Tim Mohr Will Hoskin-Elliott
Centre	Rhys Palmer Callan Ward (c) Chad Cornes
Half-forward	Stephen Coniglio Israel Folau Nathan Wilson
Full-forward	Curtly Hampton Jeremy Cameron Devon Smith
Ruck	Jonathan Giles Dylan Shiel James McDonald
Interchange	Jacob Townsend Toby Greene Adam Tomlinson Sub: Dom Tyson
Coach	Kevin Sheedy
Greater Western Sydney defeated by Sydney 5.7 (37) to 14.16 (100), round 1, 2012, at Stadium Australia

v t e 2024 AFL rookie draft
First round	1. Loch Rawlinson 2. Finnbar Maley 3. Cooper Stephens 4. Sam Clohesy 5. Odin Jones 7. Emerson Jeka 8. Vigo Visentini 9. Will Hamill 10. Lachlan McNeil 11. Sam Reid 12. Jake Melksham 13. Xavier Walsh 14. Adam Kennedy 15. Matt Carroll
Second round	18. Will Rowlands 20. James Borlase 21. Taylor Duryea 22. Kynan Brown
Third round	23. Jack Mahony
Category B rookies (pre-selected)	Bruce Reville (Brisbane Lions) Matt Duffy (Carlton) Rob Monahan (Carlton) Joe Furphy (Geelong) Nathan Wardius (Greater Western Sydney) Oliver Hayes-Brown (Richmond) Liam O'Connell (St Kilda) Indhi Kirk (Sydney) Coen Livingstone (West Coast)

Adam Kennedy (footballer)

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