Jim Kennedy
Carlton and Essendon
AFL career
27 games29 goals
- Debut
- R13 1901 v SME20 July 1901
- Most recent
- SR3 1907 v MEL31 Aug 1907
Stats
Bio
Born in Parkville and educated at Scotch College, Jim Kennedy was the younger brother of Carlton triple-premiership star Ted Kennedy. After initially breaking into the VFL with Essendon as a teenager, he crossed to Princes Park in 1905 to join his sibling, immediately making an impact as a stocky, goal-kicking forward. He enjoyed a career-best season upon arrival, booting 20 goals and featuring in the Blues' Preliminary Final side, but he struggled to hold a spot in the starting 18 as Carlton entered its golden premiership era. Restricted to a handful of appearances during the 1906 and 1907 flag-winning campaigns, he eventually retired to pursue a distinguished public life. Kennedy was later knighted, serving as a Victorian government minister and the Mayor of Brighton, eclipsing his footballing exploits with a formidable political career.
Profile
- Full name
- James Arthur Kennedy
- Born
- 05 Feb 1882
- Died
- 20 Nov 1954 (aged 72y 288d)
- Birthplace
- Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria
- Deathplace
- Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria
- Height
- 173 cm
Teams
Family
- Brother:Ted Kennedy
Bio
1 revisionBorn in Parkville and educated at Scotch College, Jim Kennedy was the younger brother of Carlton triple-premiership star Ted Kennedy. After initially breaking into the VFL with Essendon as a teenager, he crossed to Princes Park in 1905 to join his sibling, immediately making an impact as a stocky, goal-kicking forward. He enjoyed a career-best season upon arrival, booting 20 goals and featuring in the Blues' Preliminary Final side, but he struggled to hold a spot in the starting 18 as Carlton entered its golden premiership era. Restricted to a handful of appearances during the 1906 and 1907 flag-winning campaigns, he eventually retired to pursue a distinguished public life. Kennedy was later knighted, serving as a Victorian government minister and the Mayor of Brighton, eclipsing his footballing exploits with a formidable political career.