For someone who surprised himself in making it to day two of his AFL career, Adam Kennedy has shown plenty of resilience and staying power since.
The original GIANT joined Phil Davis and Alison Zell as this week’s guest on The Footy Phil podcast to talk all things football – and plenty besides.
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The proud Melton product – described as “resilient, brave, tough and selfless”, but also “cheeky, annoying, provocative” by Davis – talks about his unusual route into footy, and why his online nickname “ViperStrike” is the perfect name for playing chess against Sam Taylor.
He reflects on how he came to the GIANTS amid a host of top picks but with no number alongside his own name, having been picked up in the pre-selection, and nearly accidentally left training midway through his very first day at the club.
Both Kennedy and Davis look back at a disappointing game against the Eagles – which featured “four Kennedys and four Darlings” for Davis after copping an accidental poke in the eye – and then turn their sights to a big game at GIANTS Stadium against Richmond.
Podcast summary
1.32 – Adam Kennedy’s “genuine groupie” dad and mum
4.11 – The game against the West Coast Eagles
6.50 – Fairweather mascots
8.15 – Four Kennedys and four Darlings for Phil
11.05 – Perth needs to embrace dayling savings for the sake of the footy-loving public from the east coast
12.05 – Matt de Boer can’t admit Perth has bad days
15.50 – Adam Kennedy’s unusual route to the AFL
19.30 – The early days at the GIANTS and how Adam nearly walked out of training midway through day one by accident
25.40 – The tough injury setbacks along the journey
27.30 – THAT pocket profile (it’s very good)
31.20 – The game ahead against Richmond
