Jess Kennedy | |
Fullname: | Jessica Kennedy |
Birth Date: | 12 July 1990 |
Originalteam: | Bendigo (VFL Women's) |
Draftpick: | 2016 free agent |
Debutdate: | Round 1, 2017 |
Debutstadium: | Ikon Park |
Height: | 165 cm |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 2017 |
Games Goals1: | 4 (0) |
Statsend: | 2017 |
Careerhighlights: | VFLW
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Jess Kennedy (born 12 July 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).She was recruited by Carlton as a free agent following the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in Round 1, 2017, in the club and the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against .[2] Kennedy finished 2017 having played in four matches with Carlton.[3] She was subsequently delisted at season's end.[4]
Kennedy joined Richmond's VFL Women's side for its first season in 2018 and was named the club's first women's team captain.[5] She won the inaugural best and fairest award that season.[6]