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Jay Kennedy Harris (born 21 March 1995) is a former
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er best known for his playing career with the
Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ...
in the
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(AFL). A small forward, tall and weighing , Kennedy Harris has the ability to play in both the forward line and the midfield. He entered top-level football early when he played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup as a bottom-aged player, in addition to representing Vic Metro in the
2013 AFL Under 18 Championships The 2013 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships was the 18th edition of the AFL Under 18 Championships. Eight teams competed in the championships: Vic Metro, Vic Country, South Australia and Western Australia in Division 1, and New South Wales/Australia ...
. His achievements as a junior include being the first indigenous player to captain a TAC Cup side and he was named in the TAC Cup team of the year. He was recruited by the Melbourne Football Club with the fortieth overall selection in the 2013 AFL draft and made his debut in the 2014 season. Kennedy Harris was delisted by Melbourne shortly after the completion of the 2019 AFL season.


Early life

Kennedy Harris was born to Heather Kennedy and Edgar Harris and grew up in Endeavour Hills, Victoria He is of indigenous descent (
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and Yidiny) of far north Queensland. Attending
St John's Regional College St John's Regional College is a Catholic co-educational secondary school located in Dandenong region in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. College history St John's Regional College began when the parish priests of t ...
before moving to Trinity Grammar for year nine in 2009 as a boarder. He was encouraged by schoolmate and eventual player, Luke McDonald to join the Kew Comets Junior Football Club before he joined the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup as a bottom-aged player in 2012 where he was a part of their premiership winning side. After graduating from school in 2012 and commencing a science degree at the University of Melbourne in 2013, he entered his draft year as the co-captain of the Oakleigh Chargers, becoming the first indigenous player to captain a TAC Cup side. He played twelve matches for the season and was named on the interchange bench in the TAC Cup team of the year. He received mid-year state honours when he represented Vic Metro at the
2013 AFL Under 18 Championships The 2013 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships was the 18th edition of the AFL Under 18 Championships. Eight teams competed in the championships: Vic Metro, Vic Country, South Australia and Western Australia in Division 1, and New South Wales/Australia ...
. After his performances in the TAC Cup and under 18 championships where he played as both a small forward and midfielder, he was compared to small forward,
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and then- player,
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, and it was predicted he would be drafted inside the top thirty in the 2013 AFL draft.


AFL career

Kennedy Harris was drafted by the
Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ...
with their second selection and fortieth overall in the 2013 national draft. His first match in Melbourne colours was in Melbourne's first match of the
2014 NAB Challenge The 2014 NAB Challenge was the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition that was played before the 2014 season. It featured 18 practice matches played over 18 days, beginning February 12 and ending March 1. Unlike previous years, ...
against at Etihad Stadium, he kicked three final quarter goals to secure Melbourne an unexpected victory. He was praised during the match by ''AFL Media'' journalist, Jennifer Phelan, by stating he "demanded attention every time he went near the ball with his speed, courage and creativity." His performances in the pre-season earned him a round one debut in the seventeen point loss against at Etihad Stadium. He played the first eleven matches for the season before he was omitted for the round thirteen match against at the
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. He spent the next month in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for Melbourne's affiliate team, the
Casey Scorpions The Casey Football Club, nicknamed the "Demons" and formerly the "Scorpions", is an Australian rules football club based in Cranbourne East, Victoria. The club, which was known until 2005 as the Springvale Football Club and the Casey Scorpions ( ...
, before being recalled to the senior side for the three point loss against at Adelaide Oval in round eighteen. He played the next two matches before being dropped for the round twenty-one match against at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and missed the remainder of the season. He managed fourteen games in his debut season — starting as the substitute in six games — and kicked nine goals. On the eve of the 2015 season, Kennedy Harris signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to the club until the end of the 2017 season, and played for the Indigenous All-Stars in the nine point loss against at Leederville Oval. After the recruitment of small forward,
Jeff Garlett Jeffrey Garlett (born 3 August 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is of Indigenous descent. Background Garlett ...
, Kennedy Harris struggled to maintain a spot in the senior side. He played in the opening round win against at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, before he was omitted for the round two match against at StarTrack Oval. He returned the next week for the twenty-five point loss against at Adelaide Oval, replacing the injured Jack Viney. He played every match until the round seven match against at the Melbourne Cricket Ground due to a groin injury. He missed the next month of football, before returning from injury through the VFL Development League. He played three AFL matches in the second half of the season to finish with eight matches in total. The 2016 season saw Kennedy Harris suffer from a hamstring injury on three separate occasions, he first injured it during the pre-season and the second time during the opening match of the VFL season against at Casey Fields. He returned to play in the VFL in June, before he was ruled out for the next four to six weeks when he injured his hamstring for the third time during the season. He managed to return to the VFL for the end of the season, playing four matches in August. His injury interrupted season meant he did not play a senior AFL match for the year.


Statistics

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Acting

Before being recruited into the AFL, Kennedy Harris had a regular role in the 2010 ABC1 TV show, '' Dead Gorgeous'', starring in all 13 episodes as Charlie. He has also been in an episode of ''
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'', credited as Cub Scout No. 2, and was in the film, ''
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'', as Young Jimmy. Kennedy Harris was also in a protective services officers recruitment campaign commercial by Victoria Police.


Filmography


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External links

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from Demonwiki * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy Harris, Jay 1995 births Living people Oakleigh Chargers players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Melbourne Football Club players Casey Demons players People educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew University of Melbourne alumni Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Australian male television actors People from the City of Casey