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| Player No. |
677 |
| Grade |
NRL |
| Nickname |
DJ |
| Position |
Five-Eight |
| Contract |
2009 |
| Height |
186cm (6' 2") |
| Weight |
96kg (211lbs) |
| DOB |
27th Apr 1984 |
| Origin |
Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia |
| Debut |
Vs Penrith - 11th Mar 2006 |
| Dog Years |
(4) 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 |
Rep Caps |
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| Other Clubs |
Penrith Panthers, St George Illawarra |
| Junior Club |
North Beach, Perth |
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| Biography |
After joining the club for season 2006, Holdsworth was faced with filling the crucial five-eight position in the side - one previously held by premiership winning representative player, Braith Anasta.
A relatively unknown player at the beginning of the season, the transition prospect was all the more intimidating.
After filling in for the classy pivot Trent Barrett on just six occasions at his previous club St George Illawarra, Holdsworth was thrown into the Bulldogs starting position from Round 1 against the Panthers at Telstra Stadium.
He impressed his critics early on and soon enough made the number six jersey his own.
By the end of the season he was one of very few players to appear in all 26 matches for the club - scoring eight tries, making eight line-breaks and 211 kicks-in-play.
The WA Rugby League product missed a total of just 80 minutes of football all season after suffering an ankle injury just 16 minutes into the Bulldogs preliminary final against the Broncos. The other time spent on the sidelines came in Round 2 against the Wests Tigers when he was rested in the final moments while a sin-binning in Round 11 against the Sharks kept him benched for a further ten.
Hazem El Masri and Luke Patten were the only team mates to play more football for the blue-and-whites in season 2006.
Daniel's first grade debut with the Dragons in 2004 saw the 23-year-old crossing the line on two occasions as the red-and-whites defeated the Eels 37-6 at Parramatta Stadium.
The man they call 'DJ' will be out to regain his mantle at the Bulldogs in 2008 after a disappointing 2007 season.
Holdsworth played just 11 games before coach Steve Folkes named him in the Premier League side for round 15. He went on to play 12 games in the lower grade where he scored five tries and kicked a field goal to guide the Premier League side to the minor premiership.
With the departure of Brent Sherwin and the emergence of Aaron Groom, Holdsworth will be looking to recapture that long, crafty kicking game along with his powerful running game that stood out in 2006. “DJ” knows 2009 is pivotal for him and the club; look out for a big year.
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| Career Stats |
| Grade |
Year |
Games |
Tries |
Goals |
F Goals |
Points |
| 1 |
2006 |
26 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
| 1 |
2007 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 1 |
2008 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
31 |
| 1 |
2009 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total: |
70 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
64 |
| Average (per year): |
17.5
|
3.3
|
1.3
|
0.5
|
16
|
| Average (per game): |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.9 |
|
| Grade |
Year |
Games |
Tries |
Goals |
F Goals |
Points |
| 2 |
2007 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
| 2 |
2009 |
11 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
38 |
| Total: |
23 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
59 |
| Average (per year): |
11.5 |
7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
29.5 |
| Average (per game): |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
2.6 |
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| Total - All Grades |
| |
Years |
Games |
Tries |
Goals |
F Goals |
Points |
| Total: |
4
|
93
|
27
|
6
|
3
|
123
|
| Average (per year): |
23.3
|
6.8
|
1.5
|
0.8
|
30.8
|
| Average (per game): |
0.3
|
0.1
|
0
|
1.3
|
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Data provided by Clint Crofts 