Rick Kennedy (born 11 December 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Rick Kennedy | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Richard Kennedy | ||
Date of birth | (1960-12-11) 11 December 1960 (age 61) | ||
Original team(s) | Traralgon | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Fullback | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1981–1991 | Footscray | 158 (34) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Kennedy was appointed captain of Footscray in 1986 after former captain Jim Edmond departed for Sydney. Footscray team manager Stephen Nash commented that while losing Edmond's experience was difficult (he had played 150 games for Footscray), he was confident Kennedy would fill the role.[1] Kennedy played most of his career as a fullback represented Victoria at a State of Origin game in 1986. A tough and physical player, he was regularly sent to the VFL Tribunal.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
1981 | Footscray | 54 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 60 | 193 | 33 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 13.8 | 2.4 | — |
1982 | Footscray | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 62 | 167 | 32 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 12.8 | 2.5 | — |
1983 | Footscray | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 57 | 115 | 21 | — | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 1.9 | — |
1984 | Footscray | 8 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 181 | 83 | 264 | 44 | — | 0.4 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 13.2 | 2.2 | — |
1985 | Footscray | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 56 | 177 | 37 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 10.4 | 2.2 | — |
1986 | Footscray | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 153 | 53 | 206 | 64 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 11.4 | 3.6 | — |
1987 | Footscray | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 77 | 220 | 62 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 11.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
1988 | Footscray | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 50 | 164 | 40 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
1989 | Footscray | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 72 | 37 | 109 | 24 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
1990 | Footscray | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 15 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
1991 | Footscray | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 66 | 134 | 44 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
Career | 158 | 34 | 12 | 1171 | 621 | 1792 | 416 | 54 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 |
Victorian team – 1986 State of Origin | |
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South Australia 18.17 (125) defeated Victoria 17.13 (115), at Football Park, 13 May 1986, crowd: 43,143 Western Australia 21.11 (137) d Victoria 20.14 (134), at Subiaco Oval, 8 July 1986, crowd: 39,863 | |
Both games | |
v South Australia | |
v Western Australia |
Captains of the Footscray Football Club/Western Bulldogs | |
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VFL/AFL |
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AFL Women's |