Kerrod Holland
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Article ImagesKerrod Holland (born 25 September 1992) is a Former Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre, winger and hooker for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.
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Born | 25 September 1992 (age 32) Singleton, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 19 November 2020 |
Holland was born in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the Singleton Greyhounds, before joining the Cessnock Goannas in the Newcastle Rugby League.
As a 16-year-old, Holland trained with the Newcastle Knights' S. G. Ball Cup team, but decided to finish his electrical apprenticeship instead.[2] After making his name with the Singleton Greyhounds as a halfback,[3] 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.[4] 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.[2] Holland went on to play for the Knights in the New South Wales Cup, scoring 18 tries in 16 games,[5] and played at centre in their 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos on 27 September 2015.[6] On the same day, he was named at centre in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[7] On 3 November 2015, he signed a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2016.[8]
In round 2 of the 2016 NRL season, Holland made his NRL debut for Canterbury against the Penrith Panthers.[9][10] 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.[11]
In June, Holland re-signed with Canterbury on a 3-year contract until the end of 2020.[12]
Holland made 20 appearances for Canterbury in 2018 as the club finished in 12th place on the table. At one point, the club were coming last until a late season surge including upset wins over Brisbane, New Zealand and a 38-0 victory over St George saved them from the wooden spoon.[13]
Holland played 14 games for Canterbury in the 2019 NRL season as they finished in 12th position. By the midway point in the year, Canterbury-Bankstown found themselves sitting last on the table and in real danger of finishing with the wooden spoon. However, for the third straight season, Canterbury achieved four upset victories in a row over Penrith, the Wests Tigers, South Sydney and Parramatta who were all competing for a place in the finals series and were higher on the table.[14][15]
On 1 September, Holland announced he was retiring from rugby league at the end of the 2020 NRL season after not being offered a new contract by Canterbury-Bankstown.[16]
After retiring Holland began a coaching career in Group 21 rugby league for the Singleton Greyhoinds.[17]
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- ^ a b Dann, Shannon. "Kerrod Holland set to make NRL debut". The Singleton Argus. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Newling, Geoff (10 August 2013). "Scone pack has to muscle up". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Cessnock Goannas grand final: player profiles | The Advertiser - Cessnock". Cessnockadvertiser.com.au. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ NRL. "Dutchy's Dream Comes True". Bulldogs. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "VB NSW Cup Grand Final Team List". NSWRL. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Bulldogs confirm retention and recruitment". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Round 2 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ NRL. "NRL LATE MAIL: Panthers v". Bulldogs. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Michael Chammas. "Debutant Kerrod Holland kicks Canterbury Bulldogs to victory against Penrith Panthers". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Kerrod Holland and Reimis Smith re-sign with Bulldogs". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Canterbury Bulldogs 2018 season review". NRL.com.
- ^ "Spoons of wood, high hopes and chances lost... the final round storylines". Brisbane Times.
- ^ "The Dean Pay way: 'Unashamedly' old school". NRL.
- ^ "27 year-old Bulldog announces shock retirement to take up trade as a sparky". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ Cutrupi, Darren (14 August 2024). "Singleton makes first Group 21 signing for 2025". 98.1 Power FM. Retrieved 29 September 2024.