Josh Kerr (rugby league)

Josh Kerr (born 11 February 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

Josh Kerr
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Kerr
Born (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– St. George Illawarra 27 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–20 Indigenous All Stars 2 1 0 0 4
As of 17 November 2020
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Indigenous All Stars.

Background

Kerr was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

He was a Redcliffe Dolphins junior and was signed to play in the Melbourne Storm's Under 20s.[2]

Career

2019

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

2020

Kerr played all 20 games for the St George Illawarra Dragons scoring 2 tries.[1] Kerr's form got him selected for the Queensland 27 man squad for the 2020 State of Origin series,[5] where Kerr played no games in Queensland's 2-1 Series win.

References
  1. "Josh Kerr - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. Edwards, Colleen (27 August 2020). "Forward thinking: How Josh Kerr is finding career best form up front". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. "Indigenous All Stars defeat Māori All Stars". news.com.au. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019.
  4. "TripADeal NRL team announcement: Round 2 v South Sydney Rabbitohs". St George Illawarra Dragons. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. Pengilly, Adam (7 October 2020). "Queensland names Dragons prop as bolter as Bennett opts for youth". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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