Corey McKernan

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Corey McKernan

Personal information
Birth	December 19, 1973 (1973-12-19) (age 34),
Recruited from	Westmeadows Football Club
Height and weight	197 cm / 105 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 17 July 23, 1993, North Melbourne vs. St Kilda, at MCG
Team(s)	Total - 237 games 310 goals North Melbourne (1993-2001, 2004) 196 games 250 goals Carlton Blues (2002-2003) 41 games 60 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2004 season
Career highlights
Equal 1st in the 1996 Brownlow Medal (Disqualified) All Australian selection 1996 Leigh Matthews Trophy winner 1996 Carlton leading goal kicker in 2002 Premiership player 1996 and 1999

Corey McKernan (born 19 December 1973) is a former Australian rules football player.

He was a dual premiership player (1996, 1999) for the North Melbourne Kangaroos, best remembered for his 1996 season in which he achieved All-Australian honours and controversially missed winning the Brownlow Medal (despite polling the equal most votes) due to suspension. A small consolation was the awarding of the Leigh Matthews Trophy by the AFL Players Association for Most Valuable Player in the league that year.

Recruited from Westmeadows Football Club in the Essendon District Football League, McKernan began a promising career at North by polling the highest in the AFL Rising Star in 1995, but missed the award due to suspension for tripping.

The 197cm, 105kg mobile ruckman was dominant at the peak of his career, often turning games with his high leap, ability to regularly take contested marks and long kicking. He was often overshadowed at North however, due to the celebration of champion teammate Wayne Carey, though both players often combined effectively to form a powerful forward line and win games.

Among McKernan's other honours, he played in a pre-season premiership side in 1995 and represented Victoria in State of Origin.

Due to injury, suspension and poor form, McKernan went to the Carlton Blues. He remained there for two seasons playing 41 games and kicking 60 goals. He won the 2002 Best and Fairest, however the arrival of Denis Pagan not surisingly coincided with a loss of from in 2003. He returned to the Kangaroos for one last season after which he retired, although he played one stand out game against the Swans where he was the hero in a last quarter come back.

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