Former Parramatta Eels great Brett Kenny consents to AVO for ex-wife Suzanne

Former Parramatta Eels star Brett Kenny has consented to an apprehended violence order — without any admission — taken out against him by police on behalf of his estranged wife.

Rugby League legend and Parramatta Eels great Brett Kenny has consented to an apprehended violence order taken out against him by police on behalf of his estranged wife Suzanne.

Kenny (pictured) faced Wyong Local Court on Thursday where his lawyer, Damien Conn, consented to the order – without any admissions – on his behalf.

The AVO was taken out by police on behalf of Ms Kenny, which is standard procedure in the event of being called to a domestic incident.

Parramatta Eels great and NSW NRL Hall of Famer Brett Kenny leaving Wyong Local Court with his lawyer Damien Conn (right) after consenting to an AVO without admissions taken out by police for his ex-wife Suzanne Kenny. Picture: NewsLocal

Kenny consented to the standard orders of the AVO for two years, which prohibits him from assaulting or threatening Ms Kenny, stalking, harassing or intimidating her or intentionally or recklessly destroying any of her property.

Kenny must also not approach or contact her in any way, unless through a lawyer and he must not go within 100m of her, her Tumbi Umbi address or anywhere she works.

Outside court, Kenny said he was happy the proceedings were over and that he was ready to move on with the next chapter of his life.

Happy that it’s over, Brett Kenny leaving Wyong Local Court with his lawyer (right) after consenting to an AVO. Picture: NewsLocal

Having been named as one of Australia’s 100 greatest ever NRL players in 2008, Kenny was inducted into the NSW Rugby League Hall of Fame in March.

Kenny said the accolade was “a positive’’ amid his marriage breakdown. The AVO drama with his estranged wife is the latest in a string of dramas to have befallen the one-time superstar of the game.

He was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer in 2017.

That followed an earlier tragedy when Kenny’s stepson Riley Hilditch broke his neck jumping into a creek at Chittaway Bay.

Rugby League legend Brett Kenny with his wife Suzanne Kenny, stepson Riley Hilditch, 17, & stepdaughter Taylah Hilditch, 18, at Tumbi Umbi after Riley returned home for the first time in almost a year, while Kenny was also still receiving treatment for cancer. Picture: Troy Snook

Riley, then aged 16, was discharged from hospital at a time when Kenny was undergoing scans to determine if chemotherapy had any effect on a 93mm tumour in his lymphatic system. He has since gone into remission.

Shane Flanagan and Brett Kenny with the Parramatta Eels in the early 1990s – Picture: Supplied

Kenny is regarded as one of Parramatta’s all-time greats.

The four-time premiership winner remains the only ¬player to have scored two tries in three consecutive grand ¬finals (1981-83).