Josh Kerr

Josh Kerr (born 11 February 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He has played for the Indigenous All Stars at representative level.

He has previously played for the Dolphins and St. George Illawarra in the NRL.

Background Kerr was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Career Kerr was a Dolphins junior and was signed to play in the Melbourne Storm's Under 20s and did a pre-season with them. He made 41 appearances for Melbourne in the NRL Under-20s competition across the 2015 and 2016 seasons, scoring 14 tries.

St George Illawarra Dragons (2019–2023) Kerr represented the Indigenous All Stars in the 2019 All Stars match. On 21 March in round 2 of the 2019 NRL season, Kerr made his NRL debut for the St. George Illawarra Dragons against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

In 2020, Kerr played all twenty games for St. George Illawarra and scored two tries. Although Kerr did not play any games in Queensland's 2-1 Series win, he was 18th man in Origin 2.

In the 2021 NRL season, Kerr played a total of nineteen matches for St. George Illawarra and scored two tries as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals. On 5 July, Kerr was fined $18,000 by the NRL and suspended for one game after breaching the game's COVID-19 biosecurity protocols when he attended a party along with twelve other St. George Illawarra players at Paul Vaughan's property.

In the 2022 NRL season, Kerr played seven games for St George Illawarra. The team finished tenth on the table and missed the finals for a fourth straight year.

In April 2023, Kerr signed a contract with the Dolphins club for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. He continuing playing for St. George Illawarra in the 2023 NRL season. However, Kerr was granted an early release on 18 June from the Dragons to join the Dolphins immediately.

Dolphins (2023–present) In the 2023 NRL season, Kerr made his debut for the Dolphins in their round 17 match against the Parramatta Eels at Sunshine Coast Stadium. Kerr played a total of eight games for the Dolphins that year. Kerr played a total of 19 games for the Dolphins in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table.

In round 7 of the 2025 NRL season, Kerr made his 100th NRL appearance scoring a try in a 42–22 upset win over the Melbourne Storm.

In July, he was named as the 19th man for Queensland in the 2025 State of Origin series. The following day, Kerr was placed under investigation by the NRL for comments he made about referee Ashley Klein. Kerr said in an interview "I'm not sure how much trouble I could get into for saying it but geez I thought Ash Klein did a bit to try even it up or make it a bit closer, We were sitting there going, 'it's rorted, the game's rorted", We were all on the sideline just going, 'oh, no, it's a double agent'. The NRL later fined Kerr $10,000 over the comments however his club the Dolphins were set to contest the fine.

On 6 August 2025, St. George Illawarra announced that Kerr would return to the club in 2026 after securing a release from the Dolphins.

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