Player
Matthew Kennedy
Western Bulldogs · #8·11 seasons (2016–2026)·146 games·Born 6-Apr-1997 (age 29)·188 cm·89 kg
Games
146
Disposals
2,775
Goals
80
Tackles
549
Brownlow votes
12
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | — | 1.0 | 0.3 | — | 3.0 | 6.3 | 1.0 | — |
| 2017 | Greater Western Sydney | 16 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 17.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 2.6 | — |
| 2018 | Carlton | 12 | 6.9 | 10.2 | 17.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 2.9 | — |
| 2019 | Carlton | 10 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | — | 1.2 | — | 0.8 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | Carlton | 7 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 16.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 2.7 | — |
| 2021 | Carlton | 13 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 2.9 | — |
| 2022 | Carlton | 17 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 24.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | — | 4.3 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | Carlton | 16 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 18.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | 3.1 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 2.2 | — |
| 2024 | Carlton | 24 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 17.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 23.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | — | 4.3 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| 2026 | Western Bulldogs | 5 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 28.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | — | 4.2 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 16.0 | 4.6 | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 19 | 3 | — |
| 2017 | Greater Western Sydney | 16 | 119 | 156 | 275 | 52 | 73 | 4 | 4 | — | 32 | 21 | 43 | 122 | 158 | 41 | — |
| 2018 | Carlton | 12 | 83 | 123 | 206 | 40 | 40 | 3 | 3 | — | 18 | 14 | 33 | 94 | 112 | 35 | — |
| 2019 | Carlton | 10 | 62 | 45 | 107 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | — | 12 | — | 8 | 54 | 57 | 14 | 1 |
| 2020 | Carlton | 7 | 63 | 50 | 113 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 59 | 19 | — |
| 2021 | Carlton | 13 | 138 | 101 | 239 | 60 | 54 | 6 | 2 | — | 45 | 13 | 43 | 94 | 145 | 37 | — |
| 2022 | Carlton | 17 | 210 | 206 | 416 | 78 | 69 | 7 | 7 | — | 73 | 21 | 78 | 188 | 235 | 55 | 4 |
| 2023 | Carlton | 16 | 157 | 134 | 291 | 58 | 48 | 5 | 6 | — | 49 | 19 | 50 | 123 | 165 | 35 | — |
| 2024 | Carlton | 24 | 245 | 179 | 424 | 105 | 81 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 80 | 24 | 51 | 166 | 253 | 76 | 2 |
| 2025 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 289 | 244 | 533 | 103 | 117 | 21 | 8 | — | 100 | 30 | 112 | 206 | 314 | 75 | 5 |
| 2026 | Western Bulldogs | 5 | 73 | 69 | 142 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 3 | — | 21 | 8 | 39 | 58 | 80 | 23 | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
36
33, 33, 31, 31, 31, 30, 30, 29, 29
Kicks
20
20, 19, 19, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17
Marks
10
10, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7
Handballs
22
17, 17, 17, 16, 15, 15, 15, 14, 14
Goals
4
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
4
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
4
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, None, None, None
Tackles
10
9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
Rebounds
6
5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Inside 50s
9
8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6
Clearances
11
11, 11, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8
Clangers
12
9, 9, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6
Frees
4
4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Contested Possessions
18
17, 15, 15, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14
Uncontested Possessions
24
23, 21, 21, 20, 20, 19, 19, 18, 18
Contested Marks
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
One Percenters
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Bounces
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Goal Assists
4
4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2