Sydney Roosters premiership scar motivates new Brisbane Bronco Marty Kennedy HIS former Sydney Roosters teammates own premiership rings, but new Bronco Marty Kennedy wears a premiership scar. The hulking front rower was one of the unlucky young guns to miss selection in the Sydney Roosters grand final winning team last season, watching from the sidelines as they claimed the trophy at ANZ Stadium. That personal disappointment combined with missing a Queensland Origin debut by a whisker last season are providing the motivation for Kennedy to start his Brisbane career full of venom. Yeah for sure, you wear those scars with a certain amount of pride, Kennedy said of missing Origin and the grand final. Disappointment always feeds more and more ambition. If I can have a really good preseason hopefully the injuries wont stop me. Weve had some good years at the Chooks and some bad years. One thing I do know is if you have a bad year youve got to work real hard to get back on top. All the boys here are keen to work real hard. At 190cm and 122kg Kennedy is by far the biggest Bronco on the books and on paper would appear a certain starter in a team critics thought lacked size in 2013. But the 24-year-old from Ipswich knows he needs to earn his Broncos NRL jumper through strong performances during the preseason and next years trials matches. And if yesterdays training session at Marchant Park in Chermside is any indication, the prop knows its going to be a slog to make the top 17. I was way out of my depth, he joked. There are some fantastic players at the club already. There are no promises at the club this year and Ive got to work my absolute guts out.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 22:43:08 +0000
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