Past Matthew 'Max' Kennedy (1990-2001)

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Merrett-Murray Medal results:

1997: 29th (0 votes)?
1998: 3rd (62 votes)
1999: =13th (39 votes)
2000: =24th (7 votes)
2001: =27th (5 votes)

 

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Re: Matthew Kennedy (1990 - 2001)

Wikipedia

Matthew Kennedy (born 4 February 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). The son of St Kilda player Des Kennedy, he was recruited from Queensland team, Southport. Kennedy played during the 1990s for both the Brisbane Bears and the Brisbane Lions after the Bears merged with Fitzroy. After 188 games of league football, he retired during the 2001 season, the year Brisbane won the first of their three consecutive flags.

Statistics:

AFL Tables
footywire
finalsiren

 

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Re: Matthew Kennedy (1990 - 2001)

Profile

Matt or Max played just on 200 AFL games for the Brisbane Lions and was honored with a life membership of the club. During his playing career he was awarded numerous club awards including;

• Most Professional 1999
• Best First Year Player 1990
• Top ten Club Champion 1993, '94, '96, '98, '99, 2001*

*not 2001 according to the Lions website

 

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Re: Matthew Kennedy (1990 - 2001)

The Reserves Premiership - 1991

From this side would come players who would become senior regulars with the Brisbane Bears, and later the Brisbane Lions, most notably, Shaun Hart, who suffered a foot injury early in the game, Matthew Kennedy and Troy Clarke.

[B]B:[/B]       Lachlan Sim            Simon Luhrs       Ben Thomas
[B]HB:[/B]      Brenton Phillips       [U]Matthew Kennedy[/U]   Shaun Hart
[B]C:[/B]       Steve McLuckie         Brad Rowe         Troy Clarke
[B]HF:[/B]      Ray Windsor            Peter Curran      Andrew Taylor
[B]F:[/B]       Rod Lester-Smith (c)   Cameron O'Brien   David Ogg
[B]R:[/B]       Alex Ishchenko         David Wearne      Corey Bell
[B]I/C:[/B]     David O'Keeffe         Robert Dickson
[B]Coach:[/B]   Rodney Eade

 

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Brisbane Lions' first team

[B]B:[/B]       Ben Robbins        Richard Champion     Danny Dickfos
[B]HB:[/B]      Michael McLean     Jarrod Molloy        Andrew Gowers
[B]C:[/B]       [U]Matthew Kennedy[/U]    Adrian Fletcher      Nigel Lappin 
[B]HF:[/B]      Scott McIvor       Dion Scott           Michael Voss (c)
[B]F:[/B]       Darryl White       Alastair Lynch (c)   Chris Johnson
[B]R:[/B]       Matthew Clarke     Marcus Ashcroft      Shaun Hart
[B]I/C:[/B]     Justin Leppitsch   Clark Keating        Tristan Lynch

[B]Emer:[/B]    Nathan Chapman     Simon Hawking
         Scott Bamford      Shane Clayton

 

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Southport Sharks Hall of Fame

• Premiership player 1989. 180 AFL games for Bears/Lions.
• Local Surfers Paradise Junior.
• Power Backman who got the big jobs at AFL level. Ironically played forward in 1989 premiership only to go on to be a power backman at AFL level. A super trainer who left no stone unturned. A role model for juniors in years to come.

 

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Brisbane Lions Team of the Decade

The backline comprised the six players who spent most time there during the premiership glory years with little debate among the selectors – Brian Burke, Mike Sheahan and Robert Walls – about who should fill those defensive posts, only about who should be in which position. And that was taking into account the claims of former club favourites Danny Dickfos and Matthew Kennedy.

The final place in the 22 was cause for most debate amongst the selectors, with two-time premiership player Robert Copeland, former Bears All-Australian and club champion Craig Lambert, and loyal club servants Richard Champion and Kennedy in the mix.

 

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Link ....

The club honored the retiring Matthew Kennedy by having him lead the ticker tape parade the team was afforded when they returned from Melbourne and their GF victory.

 

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Brisbane and James Aish agree to continue contract talks, but Lions losing hope of keeping young gun

Meanwhile, the overhaul at the Suns continues with former Lion Matthew Kennedy to take over as head of fitness for the remainder of the year.

Present strength and conditioning coach Stephen Schwerdt has resigned and will return to Adelaide in a job with South Australian cricket.

Coach Rodney Eade has been critical of the Suns running ability and has appeared to be on a different page to Schwerdt.

Kennedy is a hard task master and will satisfy Eade’s demands to push the side harder.

Football manager Marcus Ashcroft said the position will be advertised at the end of the season but added Kennedy would be a strong contender.

“Max is so highly respected among his peers and also the players, he is in the seat now so he has a chance to make it his own,’’ he said.

Since I probably won't get another excuse to post about Maxy.