John Kennedy, Jr. (Australian footballer)

John Kennedy, Jr.
Personal information
Birth	22 November 1959(1959-11-22)
Recruited from	De La Salle
Height and weight	190 cm / 91 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	1979, Hawthorn v. n/a, at n/a
Team(s)	Hawthorn (1979—1991) 241 games, 211 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1991 season

John "Kanga" Kennedy, Jr. (born 22 November 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer, the son of former Hawthorn footballer and coach John Kennedy, Sr., and the father of Josh Kennedy, who currently plays for the Sydney Swans.^[1]

Kennedy was a four-time premiership player with the Hawthorn. In 1993 Kennedy was appointed as assistant coach to Peter Knights. In 1995 Kennedy was elected to the board of directors of the Hawthorn FC; he is no longer a member.

Kennedy played a total of 241 games for the Hawthorn FC,^[1] placing him 11th in the list of most club matches in Hawthorn history at the end of the 2005 season.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Robinson, Mark (10 October 2009). "Josh Kennedy move the end of a family dynasty at Hawthorn". Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/josh-kennedy-move-the-end-of-a-family-dynasty-at-hawthorn/story-e6frf9jf-1225785210936. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
^ http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Haw-05.html

External links

John Kennedy, Jr.'s statistics from AFL Tables

Hawthorn Football Club 1983 VFL Premiers

Hawthorn 20.20 (140) defeated Essendon 8.9 (57), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 3. Matthews \| 1. Judge \| 7. Ayres \| 8. O'Halloran \| 9. DiPierdomenico \| 11. Buckenara \| 12. Paton \| 16. Wallace \| 17. Tuck \| 20. McCarthy \| 21. Byrne \| 22. Loveridge \| 23. Brereton \| 24. Knights \| 26. Eade \| 29. Greene \| 30. Schwab \| 32. Robertson \| 34. Kennedy \| 46. Mew

Coach: Jeans

Hawthorn Football Club 1986 VFL Premiers

Hawthorn 16.14 (110) defeated Carlton 9.14 (68), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 17. Tuck \| 2. Mew \| 4. Russo \| 7. Ayres \| 9. DiPierdomenico \| 11. Buckenara \| 14. Dear \| 15. Morris \| 16. Wallace \| 19. Dunstall \| 22. Loveridge \| 23. Brereton \| 25. Curran \| 26. Eade \| 28. Langford \| 29. Greene \| 30. Schwab \| 34. Kennedy \| 39. Abbott \| 44. Platten

Coach: Jeans

Hawthorn Football Club 1988/1989 VFL Premiers

Captain: 17. Tuck \| 2. Mew \| 40/4. Collins \| 7. Ayres \| 9. DiPierdomenico \| 10. Wittman \| 11. Buckenara \| 14. Dear \| 18. Pritchard \| 19. Dunstall \| 20. Maginness \| 23. Brereton \| 24. Langford \| 34. Kennedy \| 35. Morrissey \| 44. Platten

1991 AFL Draft

1. John Hutton • 2. Marcus Seecamp • 3. Darren Kowal • 4. Andrew McGovern • 5. Jason Norrish • 6. Paul Burton • 7. Jeremy Guard • 8. Michael Symons • 9. Stephen O'Reilly • 10. Andrew Lamprill • 11. Leigh Willison • 12. Rob Malone • 13. Shane Crawford • 14. Fabian Francis • 15. Kieran O'Dwyer • 16. Daniel Metropolis • 17. Anthony Cole • 18. Matthew Hogg • 19. Phil Gilbert • 20. Brett Cook • 21. Willie Dick • 22. Simon Crawshay • 23. Mathew McKay • 24. Kane Morphett • 25. Steven Davies • 26. Ben Herrald • 27. Terry Board • 28. Cale O'Keefe • 29. Matthew Connell • 30. Kane Purcell • 31. Hayden Kilmartin • 32. Micah Berry • 33. Paul Morrish • 34. Tim Leng • 35. Darryl Donald • 36. Jason Dullard • 37. Ryan O'Connor • 38. Jamie Rundle • 39. Richard Taylor • 40. Nick White • 41. Todd Curley • 42. Peter Freeman • 43. David Strooper • 44. Brett Sholl • 45. Gary Barrow • 46. Bruno Italiano • 47. Glenn Manton • 48. Kevin Mitchell • 49. Todd Hawes • 50. Bruce Hando • 51. Shaun Brooker • 52. Mathew Henderson • 53. Alistair Gray • 54. Leigh Snooks • 55. Glenn Hoffman • 56. Andrew Dunkley • 57. Anthony McDonald • 58. Justin Pickering • 59. Greg Turner • 60. James Billington • 61. Michael Addison • 62. Peter Maclean • 63. Brendan Bower • 64. Chris Barrett • 65. Heath Shephard • 66. Nick Roney • 67. Shane Ellen • 68. Mathew Bell • 69. Brad Sholl • 70. Jon Lister • 71. Luke Chambers • 72. Michael Shields • 73. Cameron Burke • 74. Brendan Krummel • 75. Travis Edmonds • 76. Matt Rendell • 77. Jay Burton • 78. Mathew Dickson • 79. Bevan Smillie • 80. Damian Ryan • 81. Brendan Barrows • 82. Scott Morrison • 83. Peter Jacks • 84. Alistair Burke • 85. John Kennedy • 86. Jamie Madigan • 87. Sam Jones • 88. Aiden Bussell • 89. Paul Dimattina

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Name	Kennedy, John, Jr.
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Date of birth	22 November 1959
Place of birth	unknown
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