Nick Holman

Nick Holman
Nick Holman
	Holman playing for Gold Coast in August 2018
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Holman
Date of birth	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
2014–2015	Carlton
2018–	Gold Coast
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of opening round, 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]

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 are correct to the end of round 2, 2022^[5]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	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	2	1	1	15	13	28	7	8	0.5	0.5	7.5	6.5	14.0	3.5	4.0
Career			73	34	21	418	474	892	201	328	0.5	0.3	5.7	6.5	12.2	2.8	4.5

Notes

^ 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.

^ ^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.
^ "Holman, Jones share Vic Country MVP". 20 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ Loretta Smith (21 August 2014). "Holman to debut". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ "Final list changes". CarltonFC.com.au. Bigpond. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ "Nick Holman". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 April 2022.