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Matthew Kennedy

Matthew Kennedy

Western Bulldogs
Midfielder · Ruck Rover #8 Active
Career games
165
Debut
2016
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Player Information

Height 188 cm
Age 29 years
Date of Birth 6-Apr-1997
AFL Debut 2016
Drafted: Pick #13 — 2015 National Draft by Greater Western Sydney

Player bio

A career in numbers

Matthew Kennedy made his AFL debut for Greater Western Sydney in 2016 and has played 165 games, including 19 for Greater Western Sydney between 2016 and 2017, 99 for Carlton between 2018 and 2024 and 47 for Western Bulldogs between 2025 and 2026. Greater Western Sydney selected him with pick 13 in the 2015 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 19.3 disposals and 3.3 clearances per game. His highest recorded season total is 554 disposals, from 24 games in 2026 at an average of 23.1 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 24.47 per game in 2022.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20262455423.08
20221741624.47
20252353323.17
About these season figures

Compared 10 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2026 WC
Western Bulldogs WBD
Collingwood vs COL
W
96-93
MCG MID RR 8 27 20 7 8 1 0 5 0 9 2 4 9 15 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 71% 74% 93 103 122 493 7 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 53.1% 1 100% 100% 7 14 17 0 0 0% 0 15 75% 1 0 16.2 1 11 9 3 —
2026 24
Western Bulldogs WBD
Melbourne @ MEL
W
108-87
MCG MID RR 8 26 11 15 4 2 0 4 0 3 2 4 12 14 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 81% 77% 105 125 97 301 9 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 65.6% 2 100% 100% 9 22 21 0 0 0% 0 7 63.6% 1 0 15.9 2 14 7 3 —
2026 23
Western Bulldogs WBD
Carlton vs CAR
D
82-82
Marvel Stadium FWD CHF 8 27 12 15 1 0 0 8 1 4 3 6 15 12 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 83% 67% 101 113 97 314 14 1 5 5 1 20 100 2 0 0 0 0 6 67.9% 0 0% 0% 6 24 19 0 0 0% 5 6 50% 0 1 12.6 4 10 8 5 —
2026 22
Western Bulldogs WBD
North Melbourne vs NME
L
77-100
Marvel Stadium INT INT 8 13 6 7 4 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 3 9 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 58% 85% 70 70 67 224 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.1% 3 100% 66.7% 6 17 2 0 0 0% 3 4 66.7% 1 1 7.2 1 2 5 4 —
2026 21
Western Bulldogs WBD
Fremantle @ FRE
L
41-78
Optus Stadium FWD FPR 8 9 4 5 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 67% 78% 78 42 35 134 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 50 0 0% 1 100% 0% 3 7 0 0 0 0% 0 2 50% 1 0 4.3 1 1 5 2 —
Latest 5 of 165 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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