Josh Kerr (rugby league)

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Josh Kerr
Josh Kerr.jpg
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Kerr
Born (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019–23 St. George Illawarra 6850020
2023– Dolphins 272008
Total9570028
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019–24 Indigenous All Stars 61004
Source: [1]
As of 24 August 2024

Josh Kerr (born 11 February 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL), and also for the Indigenous All Stars. He has previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

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Background

Kerr was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Career

Kerr was a Redcliffe Dolphins junior and was signed to play in the Melbourne Storm's Under 20s and did a pre-season with them. [2]

St George Illawarra Dragons (2019-2023)

Kerr represented the Indigenous All Stars in the 2019 All Stars match. [3] On 21 March in round 2 of the 2019 NRL season, Kerr made his NRL debut for the St. George Illawarra Dragons against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. [4]

Kerr playing for St. George Illawarra Josh Kerr.jpg
Kerr playing for St. George Illawarra

In 2020, Kerr played all twenty games for St. George Illawarra and scored two tries. [1] Kerr's form got him selected for the Queensland twenty-seven man squad for the 2020 State of Origin series,. [5] Although Kerr did not play any games in Queensland's 2-1 Series win, he was 18th man in Origin 2. [6]

In the 2021 NRL season, Kerr played a total of nineteen matches for St. George Illawarra and scored two tries as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals. [7] On 5 July, Kerr was fined $18,000 by the NRL and suspended for one game after breaching the game's Covid-19 biosecurity protocols when he attended a party along with twelve other St. George Illawarra players at Paul Vaughan's property. [8]

In the 2022 NRL season, Kerr played seven games for St George Illawarra. The team finished tenth on the table and missed the finals for a fourth straight year. [9]

In April 2023, Kerr signed a contract with the Dolphins club for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. [10] He continuing playing for St. George Illawarra in the 2023 NRL season. [11] However, Kerr was granted an early release on 18 June from the Dragons to join the Dolphins immediately. [12]

Dolphins (2023-present)

Kerr (second from left) with other Dolphins NRL players in 2024 K Bromwich + Josh Kerr + Tesi Niu + Connelly Lemuelu.jpg
Kerr (second from left) with other Dolphins NRL players in 2024

In the 2023 NRL season, Kerr made his debut for the Dolphins in their round 17 match against the Parramatta Eels at Sunshine Coast Stadium. [13] Kerr played a total of eight games for the Dolphins that year.

Statistics

YearTeamGamesTriesPts
2019 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 714
20202028
20212028
202214
2023 Dolphins colours.png Dolphins 8
20241928
Totals94728

source: [14]

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