{"id":715190,"date":"2026-06-04T17:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/715190\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:23:30","slug":"nrl-news-2026-will-kennedy-re-signs-with-cronulla-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/715190\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL news 2026 | Will Kennedy re-signs with Cronulla Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sharks<\/a> fullback Will Kennedy<\/a> has confirmed his future, signing another one-year extension at the club.<\/p>\n

Kennedy made his debut for the Sharks in 2019 and in recent seasons has inked deals that are one year only. <\/p>\n

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Will Kennedy.\u00a0NRL Imagery<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very pleased to be staying here for another year,\u201d Kennedy said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI started here in the SG Ball, I\u2019ve come through the ranks, been lucky to play so many games and this club is a special part of me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a big preseason, my hard work and what I\u2019ve put into the games has paid off, I\u2019m happy with what the club has given me, and I want to repay them for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

By re-signing, Kennedy has avoided being part of a roster overhaul at the Sharks with a number of players heading out the exit door. <\/p>\n

\"SYDNEY,<\/p>\n

Jesse Ramien is leaving the Sharks.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

Siosifa Talakai and Chris Vea\u2019ila will move to the Perth Bears<\/a>, Jesse Ramien<\/a> and Sione Katoa are off to the Cowboys<\/a>, Mawene Hiroti is Gold Coast<\/a> bound while Cameron McInnes<\/a> is heading to the Super League<\/a>. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the likes of Toby Rudolf, Braden Hamlin-Uele, Jayden Berrell and the Puru brothers – Niwhai and Hohepa – who are still unsigned.<\/p>\n

Despite many moving pieces at the Sharks for next season, Kennedy believes a premiership is achievable. <\/p>\n

\u201cI want to keep playing consistent footy and the big goal is to win a comp,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to do that for the club and the people and players here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharks football boss Darren Mooney praised the attitude of Kennedy during his time at the club. <\/p>\n

\u201cWill is one of our most consistent performers week in, week out. He has been an integral part of our success over recent seasons, and we expect him to continue to play an important role for us moving forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill\u2019s character, professionalism and dedication to our club is unwavering, and we very pleased he has agreed to extend his time with us until at least the end of 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Kennedy has committed for next season, the deal leaves him open to rivals come November 1 with Perth entering the competition in 2027 followed by PNG the next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sharks fullback Will Kennedy has confirmed his future, signing another one-year extension at the club. Kennedy made his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":715191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-715190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}