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Josh Kennedy

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Born
1987 (36 years old)

Birth Place

Melbourne, Australia

Position
Forward

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
White

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Height
196 cm (6 ft 5 in)

Weight
103 kg (227 lb)

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Joshua J. Kennedy (born 25 August 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2008 to 2022. He previously played for Carlton from 2006 to 2007 and is regarded as one of the best key-forwards of his generation.

Kennedy is originally from Melbourne but grew up in Northampton, Western Australia. He played football for East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) before being drafted to Carlton with the fourth pick in the 2005 National Draft. After two seasons at Carlton, he was traded to West Coast at the end of the 2007 season as part of a deal involving club captain Chris Judd. Kennedy soon established himself as West Coast's leading key forward. He has led the club goalkicking six times, first in 2011 and then in five consecutive seasons from 2013 onwards. In 2014, he briefly served as acting co-captain following the retirement of Darren Glass. Kennedy won consecutive Coleman Medals in 2015 and 2016 as the league's leading goalkicker, and was runner-up in 2017. He was also named in the All-Australian team in each of those years. In 2022, Kennedy kicked his 700th goal, becoming the first Eagles player to reach the milestone. He retired at the end of the 2022 AFL Season.