Kerrod Holland

Kerrod Holland
Holland playing for the Knights in 2015.
Personal information
Nickname Dutchy[1]
Born (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992
Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Canterbury Bulldogs 5 3 11 0 34
As of 23 April 2016
Source: [2]

Kerrod Holland (born 25 September 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He plays at fullback, centre and wing.

Background

Born in Singleton, New South Wales, Holland played his junior rugby league for the Singleton Greyhounds, before joining the Cessnock Goannas in the Newcastle Rugby League.

Playing career

Early career

As a 16-year-old, Holland trained with the Newcastle Knights' S. G. Ball Cup team, but decided to finish his electrical apprenticeship instead.[3] After making his name with the Singleton Greyhounds as a halfback,[4] he joined the Cessnock Goannas of the Newcastle Rugby League in 2014, transitioning to fullback and playing in the 2014 Grand Final against the Western Suburbs Rosellas.[5] At the end of the season, he received a call from the new coach of the Newcastle Knights' New South Wales Cup team, Matt Lantry, asking him to train with the side for the 2015 season.[3] Holland went on to play for the Knights in the New South Wales Cup, scoring 18 tries in 16 games,[6] and played at centre in their 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos on 27 September 2015.[7] On the same day, he was named at centre in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[8] On 3 November 2015, he signed a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2016.[9]

2016

In Round 2 of the 2016 NRL season, Holland made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs against the Penrith Panthers.[10][11] After the scores were locked up at 16-all in the last minute of the game from a Moses Mbye try, Holland kicked the conversion after the full-time siren to win the match.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Bulldogs rookie Kerrod Holland in one of the most confident NRL post-match interviews ever". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Kerrod Holland - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1992-09-25. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. 1 2 Dann, Shannon. "Kerrod Holland set to make NRL debut". The Singleton Argus. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. ↑ Newling, Geoff (2013-08-10). "Scone pack has to muscle up". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  5. ↑ Sept. 17, 2014, 8:40 a.m. (2014-09-17). "Cessnock Goannas grand final: player profiles | The Advertiser - Cessnock". Cessnockadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  6. ↑ NRL. "Dutchy's Dream Comes True". Bulldogs. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  7. ↑ "VB NSW Cup Grand Final Team List". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  8. ↑ "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  9. ↑ "Bulldogs confirm retention and recruitment". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  10. ↑ "Round 2 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  11. ↑ NRL. "NRL LATE MAIL: Panthers v". Bulldogs. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  12. ↑ Michael Chammas. "Debutant Kerrod Holland kicks Canterbury Bulldogs to victory against Penrith Panthers". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-10.

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