What happened to Josh Kennedy? The Australian rules footballer has met with a calf injury and will not be able to play against Adelaide.
Joshua J. Kennedy mostly known as Josh Kennedy is an Australian Rules football player.
He plays forward position for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Before joining West Coast Eagles, Josh was a part of Carlton.
Likewise, he has also played for teams like East Fremantle. He started his senior career in 2006.
However, Joshua met with some failures during his time with AFL. After signing with Northern Bullants, he showed his skills off by scoring 18 goals.
Josh Kennedy Injury – What Happened To Him?
Josh has suffered froma calf injury.
The Eagles had predicted it to be a calf tightening. However, a fall during the match has resulted in Josh’s knee injury and not just tightening of the calf. Due to Josh’s age, they are not taking a risk by bringing him back to the field.
Likewise, Josh couldn’t also attend practices due to the injury. Since Kennedy was not able to overcome the calf issue; he will be not playing against Adelaide and will be replaced by Bailey Williams.
Moreover, Josh has now been ruled out from the match against Adelaide and will be on rest.
Just like Josh, two of the other players, Tom Barrass and Brendon Ah Chee, will not play due to their injuries. However, we hope Josh and the two other players get well soon and get back on the field.
Josh Kennedy Wikipedia Revealed
While growing up Josh played both basketball and football.
In fact, he was a part of Western Australia’s state under-16 basketball team. Kennedy later decided to concentrate on football and attended AIS/AFL Academy.
Born and raised in Collie, Perth, Josh is of Australian nationality. Both of his parents were professional basketball players.
Furthermore, Josh was the fourth pick in the National Draft of 2005.