There's no point flogging a dead horse and waiting for next year. I can't keep living like this". In July 2017, he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer in the stomach. References External links Brett Kenny at stateoforigin.com.au Brett Kenny Wigan Playing Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite. Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen; The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (1998, 3rd ed) Gary Allen Pty. Ltd Kenny, Brett with Cardigan, Neil The Natural: Brett Kenny's Life in League (1993) Ironbark Press, Randwick, N.S.W. Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney 1961 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australia national rugby league team players Clive Churchill Medal winners Lance Todd Trophy winners New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Parramatta Eels players Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league locks Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Sydney Wigan Warriors players