Adam KENNEDY

2017 Digest:   Driven by the fact he was left out of the finals after playing 15 home and away matches. Might get the nod at half back.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	Adel	Nearly paid dearly for one of the worst kicks backwards fortunately for him Betts missed.	4
2	GCS	Mopped up well at times in the back half and gradually got involved more and more in attacking transition.	5
3	NM	Older-style defender, looks a little ragged but effective nonetheless.	6
4	Port	Used in the front half and worked hard defensively, but wasn’t much of a factor as an attacking threat.	4
5	Syd	Nothing out of the ordinary, but was steady and played his role.	5
6	WB	Defended really well and used the ball to advantage of teammates in what was a key performance in the victory.	7
7	StK	Copped knee injury after landing awkwardly and his night was done before quarter-time siren had sounded. Fear is ACL.	1
8		Knee.
9		Knee.
10		Knee.
11		Knee.
12		Knee.
13		Knee.
14		Knee.
15		Knee.
16		Knee.
17		Knee.
18		Knee.
19		Knee.
20		Knee.
21		Knee.
22		Knee.
23		Knee.
QF		Knee.
SF		Knee.
PF		Knee.

2016 Season

1	Melb	Made one costly mistake but did try and make something happen off half back.	5
2	Geel	Great battle with McCarthy and took honours. Finding his feet as a senior regular.	6
3	Syd	Put his body on the line countless times in the backline.	5
4	Port	Rebounded exceptionally well out of defence to set up a lot of the Giants’ play.	5
5	StK	The quietest of the Giants in role across half back. Didn’t do anything wrong though.	4
6	Haw	Had job on Puopolo and other than a few small lapses did a steady job.	6
7	Frem	Good on the ground and took two contested marks which belied his size.	6
8	GCS	Spent most of his time on Matera in an even battle. Used the ball well out of backline.	5
9	WB	Valuable backman who performed admirably on a number of opponents.	6
10	Adel	Fell heavily on his neck and shoulder after a marking contest late in the game.	3
11		Back.
12		Shoulder.
13		Shoulder.
14	NEAFL	Consistent all day in the back half, making good decisions by foot and rebounding seven times.	–
15	NEAFL	Bye.	–
16	Coll	Rarely sighted.	2
17	Bris	Started on Hanley on a wing and eight touches in last quarter made his stats look more palatable.	5
18	Port	Quiet game in defence.	4
19	Rich	Late inclusion for Haynes fulfilled his role down back.	5
20	NEAFL	Responded well to being dropped. Outstanding with ball use.	–
21	WCE	Spent long periods opposed to Hill and did well until being knocked out in dangerous tackle.	6
22	NEAFL	Strong contributor in backline. Finished with a team-high five rebounds.	–
23	NEAFL	Bye.	–
QF	NEAFL	One of the Giants best in the back half. Rebounded the ball constantly.	–
PF		–

2015 Season

1		–
2	NEAFL	22 touches and worked hard throughout the game.	–
3	NEAFL	Kicked a goal and worked hard in a number of roles.	–
4	NEAFL	Played his part in defence and midfield.	–
5	NEAFL	Did well running off half back in loss to Thunder.	–
6	Haw	First hit-out for the year and had little impact.	3
7	Carl	Did his job in defence. No fuss type of player.	6
8	Adel	Cameron was unable to shake him all day.	6
9	WB	Like many others, he made little mark on the game.	2
10	NEAFL	Good in patches after being dropped from seniors.	–
11	NEAFL	Competed hard and won a fair share of footy.	–
12	NEAFL	Battled hard but wasn’t a big factor.	–
13	NEAFL	Bye.	–
14	Rich	Used down back and did a reasonable job. Five rebound 50s.	6
15	NEAFL	OK outing in big win. 17 possessions, four inside 50s.	–
16	NEAFL	Linked well through midfield to play significant role.	–
17	NEAFL	Played part down back without much fuss.	–
18	NEAFL	Good contributor again. Rarely plays a bad one.	–
19	NEAFL	Very good midfield display with 30 possessions in win.	–
20	NEAFL	Bye.	–
21	NEAFL	Strong outing in midfield. 27 touches and four rebounds.	–
22	Carl	Didn’t seem to have a man for much of day in back half. Mopped up well.	7
23	Melb	Good at stages but wasn’t a major factor in end result.	5

2014 Season

1	Syd	Kicked vital late goal and had a good game.	6
2	StK	Good game across four quarters.	6
3	Melb	Started on Bail and did a few things.	3
4	WB	Just the 10 touches and wasn’t as clean as he would have liked to be.	3
5	Adel	Rebounded well out of the defensive 50.	5
6	GCS	Had 14 touches and was solid.	5
7	Port	The no-fuss defender used the ball at a game-high 92.3 per cent.	6
8	WCE	One of the few Giants to be able to hold their heads high.	6
10	Rich	Even battle with Edwards who wasn’t a major player for the Tigers.	5
11	Haw	Did a fine job on Breust for much of the game. Worked hard throughout.	6
12	Ess	Worked hard in defence.	5
13		Shoulder.
14	Carl	Returned from a shoulder injury and put in a solid shift off halfback.	5
15	Syd	In his second game back from a shoulder injury he had little impact.	4
16	Adel	Crunched back by Walker late in day. Had a fairly good game.	6
17	Frem	Kept workrate up and tried to provide something. Certainly not the worst.	5
18	Geel	Found plenty of ball from the back half and ran hard to create for teammates.	6
19	Rich	Swept across half back well at stages to play a nice role.	6
20	NM	Did a good job on Thomas to keep him off the scoreboard.	7
21	Melb	Steady down back on variety of opponents. Didn’t make mistakes.	6
22	Coll	Did some good things in defence but wasn’t a big factor.	4
23		Shoulder.
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1	Syd	Efficiency down which thwarted his attempts to impact the contest.	5
2	Port	Matched on Monfries from the start and kept at his task.	5
3	StK	Had a busy time minding Saad, but again showed capacity to be a 10-year player.	5
4	Melb	Solid game as a small defender and provided some rebound.	5
5	GCS	On Matera who had minimal impact so he must have been effective.	5
6	NEAFL	Bye.	–
7	Adel	Not significant.	3
8	Haw	Racked up good stats and is coming along nicely.	5
9	WCE	A good ball user but had a tough time against the rampant West Coast forwards.	5
10	Carl	Won his fair share of the ball and wasn’t disgraced.	6
11	Geel	Flitted in and out of the game but by last quarter was out on his feet.	3
12	Port	Had Hitchcock early and did well before being moved. Just the one tackle though.	5
14	NM	Had task on Thomas (four goals) but he stuck to a difficult task as best he could.	4
15	WB	Had a day he would prefer to forget.	3
16	NEAFL	Ran through midfield and spent time forward. Had an impact.	–
17	NEAFL	Bye.	–
18	Coll	Sub. On early for Mohr and impressed with his workrate and willingness to tackle.	5
19	Melb	Good battle with Kent. Even contest with both players having their moments.	6
20	Frem	On Walters and Ballantyne and actually did a solid job.	6
21	Bris	Low disposals did not match his enthusiasm and running.	4
22	Rich	Did a reasonable job opposed to King and used the ball cleanly.	6
23	GCS	Good output and kicked a goal as reward for his efforts.	6
QF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

1	Syd	Another to read play well coming off half back. Excellent game.	7
2	NM	On Thomas at times and was stout in defence.	5
3	WCE	Did a good job minding Hams and picked up 20 touches himself.	6
4	Adel	Couldn’t curb the influence of Porplyzia or Wright.	4
6	Carl	Did a fine job on Betts and showcased his great closing speed. Good.	6
7	GCS	Likes it hard and tough and rebounded quite well of half back.	5
9	Ess	Excellent start to the year but down before being subbed.	4
13	NEAFL	Back from injury and got through unscathed.	–
14	Syd	Brought on as a late sub, Kennedy didn’t have an impact.	2
15	Haw	Battled hard under constant pressure.	3
16	Adel	Another Giant who made a strong start before being worn down.	4
18	NEAFL	Starred in a defensive role and some great run.	–
19	Port	Has been a little down on his earlier form, but used the ball well.	3
20	GCS	Did some nice things.	5
21	Melb	Had an entertaining duel with Bail and just about broke even.	4
22	StK	Hardly seen.	2
23	NM	Will have learned plenty from his solid duel with Lindsay Thomas.	4