Corey McKernan was born on 19 December 1973 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and Carlton Blues in the Australian Football League.
10 Facts About Corey McKernan
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Corey McKernan is the older brother to Shaun McKernan, who played with Adelaide Crows, Essendon, and St Kilda.
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Corey McKernan quickly gained a reputation as a mobile and agile ruckman who was a strong overhead mark and a potent part-time forward.
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Disappointingly for Corey McKernan, he polled the then equal-most votes in the game's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal, but was ineligible to win the medal due to an earlier suspension that season.
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In North Melbourne's Preliminary Final defeat against St Kilda, Corey McKernan dislocated his shoulder in the opening minutes and watched from the sidelines as his team went down by 31 points.
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Corey McKernan finished the season with three goals in North Melbourne's 39-point Grand Final win over Carlton.
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Later in his career, Corey McKernan became more of a forward and backup ruckman, while Matthew Burton accepted most of the ruck duties for the Kangaroos.
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However, Corey McKernan still finished second in the Kangaroos' goalkicking in both 2000 and 2001, with 40 and 38 goals, respectively.
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In 2002, Corey McKernan was traded to Carlton, where he played the next two seasons.
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Corey McKernan led the Blues in hit-outs and goals, and he claimed his first and only club best and fairest award.