Jarrad Kennedy (born 27 February 1989) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays for the

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in the Intrust Super Premiership. He plays at , but can also fill in at . He previously played for the

Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugb ...

and the

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Manly club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League sea ...

in the

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Background

Born in

Moruya, New South Wales Moruya ( ) is a town located on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Moruya River. The Princes Highway runs through the town that is about south of Sydney and from Canberra. At the , Moruya had a population of 4, ...

, Kennedy played his junior rugby league for the Tuross Lakers and Moruya-Tuross Sharks, before being signed by the

Playing career

Early career

In 2008 and 2009, Kennedy played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team. On 5 October 2008, Kennedy scored the match winning try in the Raiders' golden-point extra time win over the

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in the 2008 NYC Grand Final. In 2010, he graduated on to the Raiders'

Queensland Cup The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league, rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League, Queensland Rugby ...

team,

Souths Logan Magpies The Souths Logan Magpies, more commonly referred to by their former names Southern Suburbs Magpies, or South Brisbane Magpies, or often simply referred to as Souths, are a rugby league football club based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Au ...

2012

In round 6 of the

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, Kennedy made his

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debut for Canberra against the

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2013

On 17 May, Kennedy re-signed with Canberra on a two-year contract.

2014

In round 11 of the

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, Kennedy scored his first

career try against

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2015

On 25 March, Kennedy again re-signed with Canberra on a two-year contract.

2016

In September, Kennedy was named at second-row in the 2016

Intrust Super Premiership NSW The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve ...

Team of the Year.

2017

Kennedy was named in the Manly-Warringah squad for the

2017 NRL Auckland Nines The 2017 NRL Auckland Nines (known as the Downer NRL Auckland Nines due to sponsorship) was the fourth NRL Auckland Nines competition. It was held on 4–5 February 2017 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Just like previous tournaments, it ...

. He made his debut for Manly against South Sydney in round 2 of the

2017 NRL season The 2017 NRL season was the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, ...

. At the end of 2017, Kennedy was released by the Manly club.

2018

In 2018, Kennedy re-joined Canberra but played the entire season for their feeder club Mounties making a total of ten appearances in the NSW Cup.

2019

In 2019, Kennedy joined the Tuggeranong Bushrangers in the local Canberra competition. On 31 October, Kennedy was named in the Blumers Lawyers CRC Team of the Year.

References

External links

Manly Sea Eagles profileNRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Jarrad 1989 births Living people Australian rugby league players Canberra Raiders players Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players Mount Pritchard Mounties players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from New South Wales Rugby league second-rows Souths Logan Magpies players 21st-century Australian sportsmen