Nicholas Holman (born 29 May 1995) is a professional

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er playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the

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(AFL). He previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2014 to 2017.

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. He represented and was named the joint-

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(MVP) of the Vic Country team at the

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, playing as a midfielder.

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 , the

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, and he made his senior debut for Carlton against in round 22, 2014. After nine matches in two seasons, he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season. He then made a move to the

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(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

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in the 2018 rookie draft.

Statistics

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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

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2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holman, Nick 1995 births Living people Carlton Football Club players Gold Coast Football Club players Preston Football Club (VFA) players Murray Bushrangers players Kyabram Football Club players Central District Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)