kevin sheedy

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Kevin or “Sheedy” as most of us know him as, started his VFL football career with Richmond in 1967 when he was recruited from Prahran who were then part of the VFA.

Due to his perseverance, dedication and thoughtfulness, and not because he was a brilliant player, Sheedy was able to make himself a great career. He was often criticized by the way he played especially in regards to his “kill or be killed” attitude.

He played in 3 Premierships for Richmond (1969, 1973 and 1974) and also won the Best and Fairest Award for his club in 1976. He was the Captain of Richmond in 1978.

Sheedy is best known for his coaching abilities as stayed a staggering 27 years at Essendon (1981-2007). During this time his hard work brought him many rewards as Essendon won 4 premierships under his reign (1984, 1985, 1993 and 2000) and he was selected the Australian International Rules Team Coach in 2005 and 2006. Kevin was inducted into the Richmond – Hall of Fame in 2002 and was also named in the Richmond Team of the Century.

The thing that we most remember about Sheedy’s coaching days will be that he was the one who introduced Indigenous players to the AFL and thus making it a truly multicultural game.