Peter Kennedy Sr barracked for Hawthorn in last year's Grand Final.
JOHN Kennedy Sr wanted grandson Josh to lose last year's Grand Final with his love for Hawthorn untouched by the trade that broke the family playing name with the Hawks.
And the Hawthorn legend praised the way coach Alastair Clarkson went about moving on the now-Swans champion after he managed just 13 games in three years.
"I was barracking for Hawthorn there (in last year's decider), that's an honest answer,'' Kennedy Sr told Open Mike, which screens tonight on Fox Footy.
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"Sentimentally, I'd naturally like to have (Josh) at Hawthorn. But I thought Hawthorn, Alastair particularly, was very open with him.
"He told him where Josh stood, he told him where his prospects were. That he'd be in the first 27.
"But Josh's main worry was that he would be at Box Hill and others would be coming in and getting game and he wasn't able to be sure of his place.''
Kennedy, a triple-premiership coach at the Hawks, said his grandson thought if he stayed at the Hawks he'd be consigned to permanent VFL duties, allowing others to leapfrog him in the midfield pecking order.
"Sydney was coming exactly the opposite way, they were saying we want you in the spot, and I think that's been shown since,'' he said.
Josh Kennedy and Ben McGlynn were sent to Sydney in a package deal for three draft picks, which the Hawks used to secure Sam Grimley, Ben Stratton and promote Matt Suckling to the senior list.
Kennedy Sr revealed he was lured to North Melbourne as coach in 1985 by the Roos' promise to get his son Bernard into Aradale Asylum.
"They were able to provide accommodation for him and get him working up there. That made the difference, really.''
Kennedy, who won four best-and-fairests in his first five years, also elaborated on his famous coaching line of: "Don't think, do!'' which was used in a Grand Final against the Roos.
"We had a few academics in the side at the time. They were telling me what we should do and I think this and I think that. It got too much for me, so I said don't think just do something.
"I got sick of the word think, I just wanted people to act and do something.''
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