William Kennedy (rugby league, born 1997)

William Kennedy Jr (born 18 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.

William Kennedy Jr
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Kennedy Jr
Born (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Cronulla Sharks 51 21 0 0 84
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 28 April 2022
Source: [1]

Background

Kennedy was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Kennedy Jr is the son of former Balmain Tigers player William 'Bubba' Kennedy.

He played his junior rugby league for Cronulla sea eagles.

Playing career

2019

In round 6 of the 2019 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for Cronulla against the Penrith Panthers.[2] Later in 2019, Kennedy played for Cronulla's feeder club Newtown where he was part of the squads which won the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW premiership and 2019 NRL State Championship final.[3]

2021

In round 1 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries for Cronulla-Sutherland in a 32-18 victory over rivals St. George at Kogarah Oval.[4] In round 4 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries for Cronulla in a 48-10 victory over North Queensland at Kogarah Oval.[5]

In round 20 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries for Cronulla in their 22-40 loss against Manly in the "Battle of the Beaches" rivalry match.[6]

In round 23 of the 2021 NRL season against the Wests Tigers, Kennedy scored two tries for Cronulla in a 50-20 victory.[7]

Kennedy played 24 games for Cronulla and scored a total of 14 tries in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table.[8]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Round 6 NRL squad announcements". NRL.com. 18 April 2019.
  3. "Debutant Watch Canterbury Cup NSW Rd 1". www.nswrl.com.au.
  4. "Cronulla Sharks win scrappy clash with Dragons; Canberra Raiders beat Wests Tigers with dominant second half". www.abc.net.au.
  5. "Diabolical' Cowboys roasted after extending winless start to 2021 season against Sharks". wwos.nine.com.au.
  6. "Trbojevic in a class of his own as Sea Eagles set sights on Storm". www.nrl.com.
  7. "'They cannot attract big names': Ennis savages Tigers as star prop snubs Madge". www.foxsports.com.au.
  8. "Papenhuyzen back to best as Storm secure minor premiership". www.nrl.com.
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