ANALYSIS: How West Coast's biggest loss became its greatest gain
Such moments were routine for Kennedy,His three calming goals in an excruciatingly tight grand final against Collingwood three years later helped deliver the Eagles' fourth and perhaps their most unlikely flag.Josh Kennedy and Tom Langdon contest during the 2018 AFL Grand Final between the West Coast Eagles and the Collingwood Magpies.
In tandem with Jack Darling, he was part of one of the best tall forward combos of the modern age — between them slotting more than 1,100 goals for the club — a Batman and Robin that made a habit of thwarting the jokers and penguins hanging off them down back. But nothing lasts forever, and as that lustrous beard becomes flecked with ever more grey, Kennedy has made the decision to pull the pin on a footy career, citing trouble with his knee.Credit must go to the Eagles for not blinking during the days of trade brinkmanship with Carlton in 2007.Kennedy never really wanted to leave the Blues. He wanted to stay and work hard for the club that drafted him.
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