Jay Kennedy-Harris

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Jay Kennedy-Harris
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Kennedy-Harris at training in November 2015
Personal information
Full name Jay Kennedy-Harris
Nickname(s) JKH
Date of birth (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers
Draft No. 40, 2013 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2014, Melbourne
v. St Kilda, at Etihad Stadium
Height/Weight 173 cm / 74 kg
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 24
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014– Melbourne 22 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.

Jay Kennedy-Harris (born 21 March 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

A small forward, he co-captained the Oakleigh Chargers, the first indigenous player to captain a TAC Cup side, and represented Victoria Metro at the 2013 AFL Under 18 Championships.[1] He attended Trinity Grammar School and is studying science at the University of Melbourne.[2]

Prior to being drafted, he had an acting role in the 2010 ABC1 series Dead Gorgeous, playing Charlie.

AFL career

Kennedy-Harris was drafted with pick 40 by the Melbourne Football Club in the 2013 AFL Draft. After impressing with three goals in the final quarter in a NAB Challenge match against Richmond, Kennedy-Harris made his debut in round 1 of the 2014 AFL season.[3] Kennedy-Harris played 14 games in his first season, showing glimpses of his skill as a small forward who can occasionally run in the midfield.

Acting

Before being recruited into the AFL, Kennedy-Harris had a regular role in the 2010 ABC 1 TV show, Dead Gorgeous, starring in all 13 episodes as Charlie. He has also been in an episode of Neighbours, credited as Cub Scout #2, and was in the film, Blessed, as Young Jimmy. Kennedy-Harris was also in a Protective Services Officers Recruitment Campaign commercial by Victoria Police.[4]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2015 season[5]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2014 Melbourne 24 14 9 6 75 65 140 30 27 0.6 0.4 5.4 4.6 10.0 2.1 1.9
2015 Melbourne 24 8 2 3 40 33 73 22 14 0.3 0.4 5.0 4.1 9.1 2.8 1.8
Career 22 11 9 115 98 213 52 41 0.5 0.4 5.2 4.5 9.7 2.4 1.9

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Neighbours Cub Scout #2 1 episode; Episode: 1.5646
2009 Blessed Young Jimmy Film debut
2010 Dead Gorgeous Charlie 13 episodes

References

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