Jarrad Kennedy

Jarrad Kennedy (born 27 February 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the Intrust Super Premiership. He plays at , but can also fill in at . He previously played for the Canberra Raiders and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.

Background Born in Moruya, New South Wales, Kennedy played his junior rugby league for the Tuross Lakers and Moruya-Tuross Sharks, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.

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 Brisbane Broncos in the 2008 NYC Grand Final. In 2010, he graduated on to the Raiders' Queensland Cup team, Souths Logan Magpies.

2012 In round 6 of the 2012 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for Canberra against the New Zealand Warriors.

2013 On 17 May, Kennedy re-signed with Canberra on a two-year contract.

2014 In round 11 of the 2014 NRL season, Kennedy scored his first NRL career try against North Queensland.

2015 On 25 March, Kennedy again re-signed with Canberra on a two-year contract.

2017 Kennedy was named in the Manly-Warringah squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines. He made his debut for Manly against South Sydney in round 2 of the 2017 NRL season. 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.