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Ben KENNEDY
#35
Age: 25 |
Games: 40 | Born: Mar 03, 2021 |
Height: 175 |
Weight: 76 |
Position: |
2017 Digest: Did some good things in first year at the club but didn’t feature in first two JLT Series game after an ankle in late January.
2017 NAB Cup:
2017 Season
Played for : Melbourne
5 | VFL | Had 21 touches and six inside-50s to help Casey to a comfortable win over North Ballarat. | – |
6 | VFL | In and out of the game, but ended with 25 possessions and four tackles. Handy enough. | – |
7 | VFL | Wasted the ball a bit with his kicks, but won it well enough and tried hard throughout. 23 possessions. | – |
8 | VFL | Worked hard enough but didn’t get great reward for his efforts in attack. | – |
9 | VFL | One of the Demons best with 25 possessions and eight inside 50s. Much better outing. | – |
10 | Bye. | ||
11 | VFL | Important contributor in the end. 23 possessions, but also three key goals in tight contest. | – |
12 | VFL | Relished game against old teammates and won a lot of the footy throuhg midfierld. | – |
13 | Senior emergency. | ||
14 | VFL | Superb in win. 35 possessions, five inside 50s and six clearances. | – |
15 | VFL | Got a lot of the ball, but didn’t always hurt the opposition. 30 touches. | – |
16 | VFL | Fantastic again and is enjoying a fine season. 32 possessions, seven clearances. | – |
17 | VFL | Bye. | – |
18 | VFL | Willed himself into the contest. Execution not at the level needed but generated some real contested possession. Had 28 disposals. | – |
19 | VFL | Got a lot of attention from Coburg. Struggled to fight the tag, but at least he never stopped trying. | – |
20 | VFL | Used at half forward with stints in the middle. 31 possessions and was a terrier all day. | – |
21 | VFL | Kicked three goals and had 35 touches in a mighty display. Great energy all game. | – |
22 | Senior emergency. | ||
23 | VFL | Had 26 touches to continue his strong VFL season. | – |
2016 Season
Played for : Melbourne
1 | GWS | Very good debut for new club. Worked hard in attack and was a key contributor in last term. | 7 |
2 | Ess | Melbourne’s best in a four-quarter effort. Kicked three goals and positive with every movement. | 7 |
3 | NM | A touch quieter than first two weeks, but still competed hard when ball in his area. | 5 |
4 | Coll | Kicked goal of the day in first term and helped keep the midfield pressure on all afternoon. | 6 |
5 | Rich | Quietest game for a few weeks. Failed to kick a goal and mustered four kicks. | 3 |
6 | StK | Big second term and was a handy player all day. | 6 |
7 | GCS | Got amongst the third quarter party with two goals. Tackling pressure was fantastic. | 6 |
8 | WB | Two second-term goals and three inside-50s. Not a big influence but certainly not the worst. | 5 |
9 | Bris | Good in patches pressing up from half forward and very good in early exchanges. | 5 |
10 | Port | Tweaked ankle in warm up but took his place. Never able to get going though. | 2 |
11 | VFL | Superb response to being dropped with three goals and 30+ possessions in midfield. | – |
12 | Coll | Enjoyed victory over former team Played a part with seven inside-50s and heaps of touches. | 7 |
13 | Syd | Started at half forward and unable to find space he has in past. | 3 |
15 | Adel | A few good contests but unable to really influence the game off half forward. | 4 |
16 | Frem | Quiet in an attacking sense but work-rate OK in front half. | 4 |
17 | StK | Struggled to have an impact coming up from half forward, but wasn’t aided by overuse further afield. | 4 |
18 | VFL | Responded well again to axing with 30 possessions and plenty of tackles. | – |
19 | VFL | Huge outing at half forward and in midfield. 40 disposals and a goal. | – |
20 | VFL | Super in final three quarters. Was in everything positive for Casey. | – |
21 | VFL | Influential across half forward and through midfield. 24 touches. | – |
22 | VFL | Unable to have normal impact across half forward. | – |
23 | VFL | Very good across half forward with three goals – including the sealer. | – |
2015 Season
Played for : Collingwood
1 | – | ||
2 | – | ||
3 | Ill. | ||
4 | Ill. | ||
5 | VFL | Looked rusty having missed a few weeks. Will be better for run. | – |
6 | VFL | Starred in midfield with 29 possessions and two goals. | – |
7 | VFL | Pressed claims for senior recall with strong display in win. | – |
8 | VFL | Bye. | – |
9 | VFL | In everything positive. 38 high-quality possessions | – |
10 | Melb | Sub. Got his chance late in third term and gathered a handful of touches. | 2 |
11 | GWS | Sub. On in final term and only had minimal involvement. | 1 |
13 | VFL | Continues to find the footy at VFL level. 27 disposals. | – |
14 | VFL | Helped gain the edge in middle for Pies. 29 disposals, five inside 50s. | – |
15 | VFL | Good defensively with 13 tackles to go with 20 touches. | – |
16 | WCE | Did his best to take his opportunity. A couple of good things. | 4 |
17 | WB | Foot skills have dropped off markedly from juniors. Needs to lift. | 4 |
18 | VFL | Good response to AFL axing with 31 possessions in loss. | – |
19 | VFL | Very good around the stoppages and won a lot of the ball. | – |
20 | VFL | 25 touches and two goals. Back to his best form at VFL level. | – |
21 | VFL | Had ball on a string. 34 touches but wasteful in front of goal. | – |
22 | VFL | Struggled to shrug Port tag but hand impact at times. | – |
23 | Ess | Two great soccer goals but wasted other chances. Is he is future plans? | 4 |
2014 Season
Played for : Collingwood
1 | Frem | Sub on early third term and buzzed around for eight disposals. Came on when game was all over. | 2 |
2 | VFL | Strong showing in midfield. Knocking on the door. | – |
3 | PM | Strong four-quarter effort against AIS. A big chance for senior call up. | – |
4 | VFL | Slow start but got better after half time. | – |
5 | VFL | Worked hard throughout but wasn’t a standout in midfield. | – |
6 | VFL | Up and down outing. Good at times, but made some costly errors. | – |
7 | Carl | Sub came on at last change and got amongst it. | 1 |
9 | VFL | Dominated the second term and ended with 31 disposals. | – |
10 | VFL | Strong worker in midfield. 27 possessions and a goal. | – |
11 | VFL | Bye. | – |
12 | VFL | Good afternoon and had a massive final term. | – |
13 | VFL | One of the Magpies best in loss to Sandringham. | – |
14 | VFL | Best afield in loss to Footscray. Banging the door down for a recall. | – |
15 | Carl | Sub. On late second term to replace Elliott and got right involved. | 4 |
16 | GCS | Booted two goals and busy through the midfield. | 5 |
17 | Ess | Sub came on in third quarter and had a few touches. Should have started? | 2 |
18 | Adel | Sub. One effective disposal when eventually got a run in final quarter. | 1 |
19 | VFL | Massive outing with 38 touches to respond to AFL axe. | – |
20 | WCE | Scored early goal and two for game. He was visibly trying to lift his output. | 6 |
21 | Bris | Visibly lifted his work-rate early but tired as game wore on. Tried hard. | 5 |
22 | VFL | Hit the scoreboard from midfield. Two goals from 21 touches. | – |
23 | VFL | 20 touches and a goal to be the Magpies best. | – |
QF | – | ||
SF | – | ||
PF | – | ||
GF | – |
2013 Season
Played for : Collingwood
1 | PM | Had 19 possessions and was strong especially early. | – |
2 | Senior emergency. | ||
3 | Didn’t play for Collingwood VFL. | ||
4 | VFL | Had 30 possessions and bored in all day. | – |
5 | VFL | Damaging game with his long left foot. Good effort. | – |
6 | StK | Sub came on late in third and showed plenty of dash and a neat left foot to boot. | 2 |
7 | Frem | Tried hard to find space but first full game was against high-pressure outfit. | 3 |
8 | Geel | On in final term but tough game to impact given the intensity. | 1 |
9 | Syd | Sub came on in third term and bored in strongly. | 3 |
10 | Bris | Sprayed a few by foot but continually got involved. | 5 |
11 | Melb | Didn’t touch ball first term then worked into it. Nice work in close and 3 goals. | 7 |
12 | WB | Good little worker. | 5 |
14 | Port | Started as the sub and kicked a nice late consolation goal. | 3 |
15 | Carl | Sub. Joined party late for a handful of disposals. | 1 |
16 | VFL | Bye. | – |
17 | VFL | Bored in all day and was damaging with space in front of him. | – |
18 | GWS | Late inclusion for Ball and had no impact before being subbed out. | 1 |
19 | VFL | Worked hard to pick up 22 possessions in midfield. | – |
20 | VFL | Linked well through midfield to end with 23 possessions. | – |
21 | VFL | Impressive display with 30 touches and seven clearances. | – |
22 | WCE | Disposal let him down running into goal – seven inside-50s his major contribution. | 7 |
23 | NM | Skill and decision making not quite at required level. Workrate is. | 4 |
QF | Senior emergency. | ||
EF | Senior emergency. | ||
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PF | |||
GF |
1. | CROUCH, Matt | Adel | 189 |
2. | MARTIN, Dustin | Rich | 186 |
3. | KELLY, Joshua | GWS | 184 |
4. | DANGERFIELD, Patrick | Geel | 175 |
5. | LAIRD, Rory | Adel | 172 |
6. | WARD, Callan | GWS | 172 |
7. | MITCHELL, Tom | Haw | 171 |
8. | DUNCAN, Mitch | Geel | 170 |
9. | COTCHIN, Trent | Rich | 167 |
10. | RANCE, Alex | Rich | 167 |
11. | SHIEL, Dylan | GWS | 166 |
12. | WINES, Ollie | Port | 165 |
13. | JACOBS, Sam | Adel | 162 |
14. | TUOHY, Zach | Geel | 161 |
15. | OLIVER, Clayton | Melb | 161 |
16. | GAFF, Andrew | WCE | 161 |
17. | GRIGG, Shaun | Rich | 160 |
18. | PARKER, Luke | Syd | 160 |
19. | MURPHY, Marc | Carl | 159 |
20. | MERRETT, Zach | Ess | 157 |
21. | EBERT, Brad | Port | 157 |
22. | DOUGLAS, Richard | Adel | 156 |
23. | SLOANE, Rory | Adel | 156 |
24. | DOCHERTY, Sam | Carl | 155 |
25. | HEPPELL, Dyson | Ess | 155 |