Kennedy was named in the Manly-Warringah squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines. He made his debut for Manly against South Sydney in round 2 of the 2017 NRL season. At the end of 2017, Kennedy was released by the Manly club.[9]
2018
In 2018, Kennedy re-joined Canberra but played the entire season for their feeder club Mounties making a total of ten appearances in the NSW Cup.[10]
2019
In 2019, Kennedy joined the Tuggeranong Bushrangers in the local Canberra competition.[11]
On 31 October, Kennedy was named in the Blumers Lawyers CRC Team of the Year.[12]