COLEMAN medallist Josh Kennedy says he does not feel any added pressure to deliver a bag of goals in Friday night's qualifying final against Hawthorn at Domain Stadium.
The Eagles' star forward claimed the club's second Coleman Medal after kicking a career-best 75 goals this year. Kennedy joined Scott Cummings, who won the Coleman Medal with West Coast in 1999 with 95 goals.
Kennedy, 28, was named in the All Australian 40-man squad on Tuesday for the third time in his career after receiving nominations in 2011 and 2013, although he has never made the final side.
He has kicked a goal in every game this season and bagged four of the Eagles' 11 goals in the round 19 clash with the Hawks. But Kennedy said the evenness of the Eagles' side means they're not one-dimensional.
"We're not relying on one player inside forward 50," Kennedy said on Wednesday.
"We've got ‘Crippa’ (Jamie Cripps), ‘Lecca’ (Mark LeCras), Josh Hill, Jack Darlin, and other guys floating through there.
"If one guy gets shut out we've got other guys who will bob up.
"Our midfield this year has really stepped it up and been able to get some quality ball inside 50, which makes our lives a lot easier as forwards."
LeCras (41 goals), Hill (35) and Cripps (32) have been major scoring contributors this year, while Darling has 23 goals in 12 games.
But Kennedy's teammates do not downplay his significance.
Fellow All Australian nominee Andrew Gaff said Kennedy has been pivotal to the Eagles' success this season.
"He's been unbelievable," Gaff said.
"I think he has clearly been the best tall forward in the game.
"Just his ability to take the big marks and kick really well in front of goal is something special.
"In the first half of the year, especially with Jack missing, we needed someone to really stand up and kick a lot of goals.
"It's not just his goalkicking, but his pressure as well is something we value very highly. We respect him very much as a player and it's great he got that recognition this week."
No added pressure for Kennedy after Coleman
Coleman medallist Josh Kennedy says the Eagles have more than enough firepower up forward