Tadhg Kennelly (born 1 July 1981) is an Irish-Australian former international sportsperson turned recruiter and coach. He is most known for his top-level careers in both

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and

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being the first holder of both an

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and a Senior All-Ireland Championship medal, the highest-possible team-based achievement in both sports. He has also represented

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in the

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. Kennelly grew up playing Gaelic football with

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, but he moved to Australia to play professional

in the

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. He is best known in Australia as the first Irish-born player to have received an AFL Premiership medallion and the first AFL player to represent Ireland against

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in the International Rules Series. After

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, he is the third-most-experienced player associated with the

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. Kennelly returned to his native Listowel to play in the

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(SFC). On 20 September 2009, he started the All-Ireland SFC Final as part of Kerry's All-Ireland winning side, scoring two points during the game and thus becoming the first person to win an AFL Premiership and an All-Ireland SFC. After achieving his dream, he returned to the AFL to play for

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after missing one season.

Early life

Kennelly was born in

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in 1981 to mother Nuala and father

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, a former

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winner with the Kerry county team. His brother

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also played Gaelic football. Tadhg grew up playing Gaelic football and was recognised as a highly talented underage player in

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. He was scouted by a number of

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teams, including

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and West Brom, and had underage trials for the Irish national team before being recruited by

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. Within a few months, he decided to return to Ireland.

Sporting career

Underage Gaelic football career

He first played with the Kerry minor team in 1997 when he won a

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(MFC), overcoming

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. He was underage again in 1998 and won a second Munster MFC title after another win over Limerick. He missed out on three in a row in 1999, as

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took the title. While still a minor, he was part of the county's under-21 team. He won a

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title after overcoming Cork in the final. A surprise loss in the

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final to

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was his lot. He made a return to the under-21 team in 2002, lining out in the All-Ireland semi-final loss to

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AFL career, 2001–2008

In 1999, he signed a rookie contract with the Sydney Swans. After his debut in 2001 (following elevation from the

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), he became a permanent fixture in the Sydney line-up as a dashing rebound defender, wearing the number 17

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. Kennelly earned an

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nomination in Round 19 of 2002, consolidating his reputation as an upcoming young talent. He was second (behind

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) for rebounds (77) from the defensive

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in 2004. Kennelly became the first

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to win an

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medal in

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, after playing all 26 games for the Sydney Swans that year, including his 100th AFL game in the Preliminary Final against . He was reportedly earning an annual salary of $750,000 (350,000 Euro) while playing for the Sydney Swans. The hype in Australia surrounding Kennelly's appearance in the

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was so much that

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sent out its usual game-day

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, over to

to visit Tadhg's family for the week and watch the Grand Final with them. Kennelly also appeared in the 2006 Grand Final, but the Swans lost 85–84 to the

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. In 2007 and 2008, after several seasons missing only a handful of games, Kennelly suffered a series of serious leg and shoulder injuries which became major setbacks to his AFL career. His knee buckled from a heavy tackle from the

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, causing an

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tear and seeing him miss several matches, including later matches due to complications. In 2008, he again injured his knee, dislocating his

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and injuring his shoulder. He was selected in the

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for the

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, but he later withdrew due to injury. He was quick to recover, however, and made an appearance for the Swans the following week, though again succumbed to the injury curse. During the rest of 2008, Kennelly's shoulder continually dislocated during games, and his unorthodox methods of popping it back in was the subject of much media interest. On several occasions during his AFL career, Kennelly had expressed a desire to return home to Ireland and leave the AFL, as he wanted to emulate the success of his father and win an

medal with his native county's team, Kerry.Kerry GAA – Tadhg Kennelly to Return to Kerry Football
/ref> In December 2005, Kennelly's father Tim died suddenly at age 51. It is believed his father's death may have some bearing on Kennelly's wish to return to Ireland. On 31 August 2006, Kennelly ended months of speculation by announcing he would be staying on with the Swans for a further three years. Kennelly said that this would be his last AFL contract and that he would be returning to Ireland at the end of the three-year contract. In March 2008, Kennelly was reported to have announced that he would "definitely" return to Ireland in 2009 to play with Kerry, saying "I want to win an All-Ireland with Kerry." Kennelly announced his return to Ireland and Gaelic football in January 2009.

Gaelic football career 2009

Upon returning to Kerry, Kennelly was given a job as a coaching officer by the Kerry County Board. He played his first senior competitive game for the Kerry county team on 8 March 2009 when he came on as a substitute in the Irish NFL against

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, and there was speculation that he would be a member of the Kerry squad for the

. He went on to win an Irish NFL medal when Kerry defeated

in the final at

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. As Kerry had a number of injuries—meaning that

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, Anthony Maher,

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and

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were all short of full fitness—Kennelly played in Kerry's first two games of the

(SFC) in June. He picked up an injury during the All-Ireland qualifier series, but his form continued to improve, and after an impressive appearance as a substitute in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against

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, he broke into the starting team for the semi-final in which Kerry defeated

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. On 20 September 2009, he played the first fifty minutes of the All-Ireland SFC final win against

, scoring two points and becoming the first person to win an AFL premiership and an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. After the final, Kennelly committed himself to the Kerry football team for the 2010 season, despite speculation that he would return to Australia. In October 2009, he published his autobiography, ''Unfinished Business'', ghost written with Scotty Gullen. The book was controversial; a paragraph claimed that he set out to make his mark at the start of the All-Ireland SFC Final by deliberately colliding with

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. After a backlash, Kennelly released a statement in which he stated that his ghost writer had taken him out of context. In November 2009, Kennelly informed the Kerry County Board of his intention to return to the AFL in 2010.

AFL career, 2009–2011

On 12 November 2009, Kennelly signed a two-year deal with the Sydney Swans, marking his return to the AFL. In addition to his playing role, he took up a coaching role at the club. He was very consistent throughout the year, playing in his customary role off half-back. He was chosen in the Irish squad for the International Series in October. Kennelly played his final AFL game in 's semi-final defeat at the hands of on 16 September 2011; he played 197 AFL games.

Statistics

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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

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2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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Post AFL

Post AFL Kennelly shifted into AFL recruitment and coaching. In 2013, he was appointed by the

as its International Talent Manager. As part of this role he oversaw the International AFL Combine and coordinated the first AFL Europe Combine held in

in 2015. In 2018, he returned to the Sydney Swans becoming a development coach. In 2021, he founded a fitness class and discussion group aimed at offering peer support called "When No-One's Watching". In October 2022 Kennelly was appointed Academy coach of the Swans cross town rivals

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