Nick Holman

Nick Holman
Holman playing for Gold Coast in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Holman
Date of birth (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s) Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 51, 2013 national draft
No. 19, 2018 rookie draft
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 39
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2015 Carlton 9 (0)
2018– Gold Coast 122 (72)
Total 131 (72)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nicholas Holman (born 29 May 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2014 to 2015.

Early life

Holman played his junior football with Kyabram Football Club in the Goulburn Valley Football League, where he won a senior premiership in 2013, and played TAC Cup football for the Murray Bushrangers, where he was the vice-captain.[1] He represented and was named the joint-most valuable player (MVP) of the Vic Country team at the 2013 AFL Under 18 Championships, playing as a midfielder.[2]

AFL career

Holman was recruited by the Carlton Football Club with its third round selection, pick 51 overall, in the 2013 national draft.[1] He spent most of the 2014 season playing with Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Blues, and he made his senior debut for Carlton against Port Adelaide in round 22, 2014.[3]

After nine matches in two seasons, he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season.[4] He then made a move to the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) where he played for the Central District Football Club in 2016 and 2017.

After spending two seasons in the SANFL, Holman was recruited by the Gold Coast Suns in the 2018 rookie draft.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[5]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2014 Carlton 20 1 0 0 5 3 8 2 4 0.0 0.0 5.0 3.0 8.0 2.0 4.0
2015 Carlton 20 8 0 0 31 44 75 15 21 0.0 0.0 3.9 5.5 9.4 1.9 2.6
2018 Gold Coast 39 22 14 10 133 149 282 58 121 0.6 0.5 6.0 6.8 12.8 2.6 5.5
2019 Gold Coast 39 12 7 5 75 98 173 25 61 0.6 0.4 6.3 8.2 14.4 2.1 5.1
2020[a] Gold Coast 39 12 2 0 48 73 121 27 41 0.2 0.0 4.0 6.1 10.1 2.3 3.4
2021 Gold Coast 39 16 10 5 111 94 205 67 72 0.6 0.3 6.9 5.9 12.8 4.2 4.5
2022 Gold Coast 7 20 16 10 113 120 233 42 94 0.8 0.5 5.7 6.0 11.7 2.1 4.7
2023 Gold Coast 7 19 13 8 101 132 233 48 84 0.7 0.4 5.3 6.9 12.3 2.5 4.4
2024 Gold Coast 7 21 10 11 108 126 234 42 79 0.5 0.5 5.1 6.0 11.1 2.0 3.8
Career 131 72 49 725 839 1564 326 580 0.5 0.4 5.5 6.4 11.9 2.5 4.4

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ a b "Kyabram premiership player drafted by Carlton". Kyabram Free Press. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Holman, Jones share Vic Country MVP". 20 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. ^ Loretta Smith (21 August 2014). "Holman to debut". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Final list changes". CarltonFC.com.au. Bigpond. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Nick Holman". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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