Eels Great Brett Kenny diagnosed with cancer

PARRAMATTA Eels rugby league great Brett Kenny will undergo chemotherapy next week after being diagnosed with cancer.The 56-year-old underwent scans recently which showed Kenny has lymphoma cancer.It’s yet another blow for the Kenny family. His stepson, Riley Hilditch is in a wheelchair after shattering his C5 vertebrae when he landed headfirst in a creek at Chittaway Bay on the NSW Central Coast earlier this year.Rugby league great Brett Kenny at the bedside of his stepson Riley Hilditch, 16, who suffered severe spinal damage in an accident.Kenny and his wife Suzanne held a benefit night for Riley last week, already aware he had been diagnosed with cancer days earlier.According to friends, Kenny is still undergoing testing and the full extent of the cancer is not yet known.Kenny played 265 first-grade games for the Eels across 14 seasons, having made his debut in 1980.Brett Kenny in action for the Eels in 1982.Brett Kenny in action for NSW in 1986.He was part of the Eels team — alongside the likes of Peter Sterling, Michael Cronin and Ray Price — that won four premierships in the 1980s.A prolifically talented five-eighth and centre, Kenny represented NSW at Origin level on 17 occasions and also played 17 Tests for Australia.

"You either laugh & shake your head or like the blind faith of some supporters. I flip between the two when I read faith statements like AlShaw made. "

"Ba seems like a decent bloke but he should have been gone after he got the wooden spoon. We started the season with a forward heavy roster that now is looking thin. Matto possibly suspended and lane should be in reserve grade. Who comes in? "

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Rabz S July 26, 2017 at 1:09pm

cancer is a b!tch, all the best to Kenny.

Hope he beats it and makes a full recovery.
Outrunna July 26, 2017 at 1:12pm

Oh no.... not Kenny. My favourite player
macybrown July 26, 2017 at 1:14pm

All the best to Kenny. Surely the BnG collective sending well wishes will help him through this.
Is there anything we can do to send him, from the 1eyed family?
Big D July 26, 2017 at 1:18pm

Brett Kenny was the reason I started supporting the Mighty Eels. All good wishes to you Champion.
Mo July 26, 2017 at 1:22pm

Fight hard Brett, I remember meeting him as a young fella working at the local shops where he was doing some work (shop fitouts possibly) while I went to the loo. I told him when we were both washing our hands you look like Brett Kenny to which he laughed and said that's because I am mate. We then got a photo together which I wish I still had..
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER July 26, 2017 at 1:32pm

I hope hes get over it

it no way someone should die from
Tin Tim July 26, 2017 at 1:37pm

All the best champion get well, we have a comp to win.
Kramerica July 26, 2017 at 1:37pm

All the very best Bert.

What a legend, "The Natural" is my fave player of all time. . . . those intercepts . . . . . . . . . .

Bert will beat this - but he won't sidestep it - he will swerve around it and leave it eating dust..
- CarloEEL2 > Kramerica July 26, 2017 at 1:54pm
  
  Great words kram - all the power to you Brett , you have to hang around we have more to win!!
- Mitchy > Kramerica July 26, 2017 at 2:39pm
  
  Agreed Kram, like that kick he scooped up in 81 GF and the dummy and swerve; stay healthy Bert mate.