Nick Holman

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Nick Holman

| fullname = Nicholas Holman

| image = Nick Holman 2018.2.jpg

| caption = Holman playing for Gold Coast in August 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|05|29|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)

| draftpick = No. 51, 2013 national draft
No. 19, 2018 rookie draft

| height = 189 cm

| weight = 78 kg

| position = Utility

| currentclub = {{AFL GC}}

| guernsey = 39

| years1 = 2014–2015

| club1 = {{AFL Car}}

| games_goals1 = 9 (0)

| years2 = 2018–

| club2 = {{AFL GC}}

| games_goals2 = 129 (76)

| games_goalstotal = 138 (76)

| statsend = round 9, 2025

| careerhighlights =

}}

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.{{cite news|newspaper=Kyabram Free Press|date=27 November 2013|access-date=23 August 2014|url=http://www.mmg.com.au/local-sport/2.652/kyabram-premiership-player-drafted-by-carlton-1.63097|title=Kyabram premiership player drafted by Carlton|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206031602/http://www.mmg.com.au/local-sport/2.652/kyabram-premiership-player-drafted-by-carlton-1.63097|archive-date=6 December 2013|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-3020-0-0-0&sID=69677&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=25132214|title=Holman, Jones share Vic Country MVP|date=20 August 2013|access-date=23 August 2014}}

AFL career

Holman was recruited by the Carlton Football Club with its third round selection, pick 51 overall, in the 2013 national draft. 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 {{AFL|PA}} in round 22, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-08-21/holman-to-debut|title=Holman to debut|date=21 August 2014|access-date=23 August 2014|author=Loretta Smith|publisher=Carlton Football Club}}

After nine matches in two seasons, he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-10-28/final-list-changes|title=Final list changes|date=28 October 2015|work=CarltonFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=28 October 2015}} 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{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nick_Holman.html|title=Nick Holman|work=AFL Tables|access-date=2 April 2022}}

{{AFL player statistics legend}}

{{AFL player statistics start}}

|-

| 2014

|| {{AFL Car}} || 20

| 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 2 || 4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.0 || 3.0 || 8.0 || 2.0 || 4.0

|-

| 2015 || {{AFL Car}} || 20

| 8 || 0 || 0 || 31 || 44 || 75 || 15 || 21 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.9 || 5.5 || 9.4 || 1.9 || 2.6

|-

| 2018 || {{AFL GC}} || 39

| 22 || 14 || 10 || 133 || 149 || 282 || 58 || 121 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 6.0 || 6.8 || 12.8 || 2.6 || 5.5

|-

| 2019 || {{AFL GC}} || 39

| 12 || 7 || 5 || 75 || 98 || 173 || 25 || 61 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 6.3 || 8.2 || 14.4 || 2.1 || 5.1

|-

| 2020{{efn|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.}} || {{AFL GC}} || 39

| 12 || 2 || 0 || 48 || 73 || 121 || 27 || 41 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 6.1 || 10.1 || 2.3 || 3.4

|-

| 2021 || {{AFL GC}} || 39

| 16 || 10 || 5 || 111 || 94 || 205 || 67 || 72 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 6.9 || 5.9 || 12.8 || 4.2 || 4.5

|-

| 2022 || {{AFL GC}} || 7

| 20 || 16 || 10 || 113 || 120 || 233 || 42 || 94 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 5.7 || 6.0 || 11.7 || 2.1 || 4.7

|-

| 2023 || {{AFL GC}} || 7

| 19 || 13 || 8 || 101 || 132 || 233 || 48 || 84 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 5.3 || 6.9 || 12.3 || 2.5 || 4.4

|-

| 2024 || {{AFL GC}} || 7

| 21 || 10 || 11 || 108 || 126 || 234 || 42 || 79 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 5.1 || 6.0 || 11.1 || 2.0 || 3.8

|- class="sortbottom"

! colspan=3| Career

! 131 !! 72 !! 49 !! 725 !! 839 !! 1564 !! 326 !! 580 !! 0.5 !! 0.4 !! 5.5 !! 6.4 !! 11.9 !! 2.5 !! 4.4

|}

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