The Matt Kennedy Thread

[FrothiesLiam 41]

Matt kennedy has been told he is free to look at a trade

Carlton fan favourite Matt Kennedy one of three Blues free to look for a trade

Would suit a ANB type role.

[Ethan Tremblay 29,967]

Mid-second rounder? Worth a look. 

[DubDee 24,294]

Straight swap for Trac

Too soon?

[Little Goffy 13,957]

Not that he's a bad player but I don't think he'd change our midfield dynamic much. Certainly it wouldn't be much of a gain compared to the proverbial 'replacement', which would presumably be one of the young players we're looking to develop.

My summary - not worth the salary cap space relative to a kid, and not worth even the relatively modest draft cost in an allegedly deep draft.

[whatwhat say what 22,059]

he's a pure inside mid

he's not quick and his skills are hit-and-miss

what the extent of the remains of his contract?

[Whispering_Jack 29,133]

“Forward Matt Owies is without a deal to stay at Ikon Park and is gauging interest.”

Owies would also come in handy.

Both are worth a look if the cost isn’t too high.

[Cranky Franky 1,814]

Owies yes - Kennedy a spud No way

[The Jackson FIX 2,679]

7 hours ago, FrothiesLiam said:

Would suit a ANB type role.

Neither are particularly quick, but that’s about all they have in common

[Bates Mate 4,422]

2 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

Owies yes - Kennedy a spud No way

Agree,owies would be handy in our forward line

[640MD 3,318]

All these guys had games this year with a side that made the top 8. Fell in perhaps but arguably better than us ATM. 

 

speak to them absolutely does not hurt or cost $ to talk  (unless it’s after the game)

if it’s little cost in $ and in draft picks in a deep draft, and future development of young players.  It should be assessed.

needs someone much smarter than me in football terms to do that.  But give nuthin to the baggers   Keep our picks.

 

[godees 811]

It smells like Carlton are freeing up space for Houston. In which case, we drive a hard bargain and could get him cheap (pick in 40s). I think he’d do well taking the defensive mid role with flexibility to play forward also. I’m all for it - we need more depth in this area.

[BW511 2,567]

In simplistic terms, I think he’s a more versatile version of Sparrow. Sparrow gets a gig every week so Kennedy would too

[FreedFromDesire 586]

11 hours ago, FrothiesLiam said:

Matt kennedy has been told he is free to look at a trade

Carlton fan favourite Matt Kennedy one of three Blues free to look for a trade

Would suit a ANB type role.

Is leaving the Blues primarily due to wanting to play as an inside mid and not as a half forward, so I very much doubt he would suit the ANB role.

Would be ok I guess for cheap depth, more to replace the list spot of players like Dunstan, Harmes and Jordon, but if we're to rise up the ladder next year a key part of that will be a more dynamic game style and I'm not sure if Kennedy helps our best 23 in that regard.

As others have mentioned, Owies would be a good get for us. Goal kicking small forward, and could mean we look at someone like Chandler for that ANB role should we need it. We were dead keen on Watson in his draft year but couldn't get high enough up the order, so I do think small forwards are on our radar.

[MO FINE 159]

Like both Kennedy and Owies if cost not too great. Both were regulars at Carlton who were close to flag favourites before they imploded. Neither player was responsible for that and indeed, Kennedy was good for them. Didn't he stop Tracc in the first quarter when we played the Blues forcing Goodwin to move him forward?

[layzie 32,721]

I don't watch enough of Owies closely, does he provide pressure?

[whatwhat say what 22,059]

3 minutes ago, layzie said:

I don't watch enough of Owies closely, does he provide pressure?

no, he's a small forward who is not overly quick

knows where the goals are tho

[Bay Riffin 1,454]

14 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

no, he's a small forward who is not overly quick

knows where the goals are tho

certainly does over 30 goals is well above average for a small forward. 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,307]

17 minutes ago, layzie said:

I don't watch enough of Owies closely, does he provide pressure?

We probably come home with the 4 points if Owies didn't play against us in round 9.

And a big yes to Kennedy who could replace ANB is that mid/forward player. Carlton seem to be well stocked in B/B+ midfielders such as Cerra and Hewett so could probably afford to trade him.

[Dee*ceiving 1,630]

Our clearance numbers in a lot of games this year would suggest we could use another inside mid. 

Owies definitely hits the scoreboard but he is small and not super quick. Is he an upgrade on Billings/Spargo? Suspect yes...older than I thought though, 27 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,307]

Is Kennedy the bloke that kicked the winning goal in Gather Round after a Freo player gave the umpire a mouthful?

[Redleg 39,978]

24 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Is Kennedy the bloke that kicked the winning goal in Gather Round after a Freo player gave the umpire a mouthful?

Yes. Kicked 16-10 when forward this year.

 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,307]

2 hours ago, Redleg said:

Yes. Kicked 16-10 when forward this year.

 

Yes and he also kicked 1 or 2 clutch goals against us in the semi final last year.

[No. 31 1,056]

Kennedy is a decent inside mid, but is slow pace wise. Has been used to fill in other positions this season and always puta an effort in. Solid when kicking for goals.

Carlton are sending Cerra to specialists in Qatar for his hamstrings so that looks like they see him staying at the Princes Park. George Hewitt probably gets in slightly ahead of Kennedy and now their is also the youngster Lord who can provide midfield depth so Kennedy is free to look elsewhere.

Kennedy is a popular player with supporters and many would be sad to see him go but changes to the Blues midfield mix are needed. 

 

[The Third Eye 252]

Would be a good player to have if the club still considers Petracca to be a flight risk. Obviously, not close in ability and standing but good cover until we can rebuild our midfield.

[Travy14 1,813]

Kennedy is a great get.  He can play the defensive mid role that Brayshaw played and is a very handy Fwd/Mid, which would be a good rotation for Trac