Going nowhere: Josh Kennedy won All-Australian honours and finished tied for eighth in the Brownlow Medal count in 2012. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: Herald Sun
FIRST Adam Goodes and Kieren Jack, now Josh Kennedy. The Sydney Swans will today confirm they have re-signed the supremely talented midfielder for four more years.
"I will be forever grateful to the Swans for this opportunity," Kennedy told The Daily Telegraph.
"When I came here four years ago to think that I would be in the position that I'm in now signing another four-year deal is an amazing feeling. I've played this game since I was two years old and always loved it and always believed that I could do it."
Kennedy, the third generation of a Hawthorn family dynasty, has gone from also-ran to superstar at Sydney to become one of the game's truly elite midfielders.
He arrived at the Swans having played just 13 senior games in two seasons at the Hawks. His father John Kennedy Jr played in four Hawthorn premierships in the '80s and his grandfather John Sr coached the club to three titles in the '60s and '70s.
After debuting at the Swans in 2010, Kennedy finished third (2010), second (2011) and first (2012) in the club's best-and-fairest award.
In 2012 he won All-Australian honours and finished tied for eighth in the Brownlow Medal count.
Kennedy has made the most of his chance in Sydney and will remain here until the end of the 2017 season at least.
"It was something I always wanted to do and, given the opportunity, I felt that I could turn things around for myself and the Swans were willing to give me that opportunity," Kennedy said.
"They were really clear with what they expected from me in my role and it's just gone from there with games and confidence. I just love being part of this group with ... my teammates who are now my family up here. It's a fantastic journey and hopefully it's still only beginning."
Kennedy said his decision to stick with the Swans was about winning premierships.
"A lot of things come into it but at the end of the day you play football to be part of a successful team," he said.
"Last year we showed we can be a successful team and I want to be part of that. Once you've tasted that success nothing else compares. There is no high quite like it.
"We've got a really good group here and hopefully we can continue that success."
In other news, Swans premiership defender Alex Johnson will have scans after sustaining what medical staff believe to be a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
Should he need a knee reconstruction he is expected to consider LARS surgery. Premiership hero Nick Malceski has had two LARS procedures and recovered to play in less than half the time of conventional surgery.
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