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==Early years==
Kemp attended St Michael's College, Merrimac. Kemp went on to play rugby league with the [[Wests Panthers|Brisbane Wests]] in the [[Queensland Cup]] before joining Brisbane Broncos feeder club, the [[Toowoomba Clydesdales]] where he played on the wing in their 2006 Queensland Cup Grand Final defeat.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/redcliffe-upsettoowoomba-in-qld-cup
==Brisbane==
Kemp made his [[National Rugby League|first grade]] debut for the Broncos in round 10 of the [[2007 NRL season]], against the [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]. During the game Kemp scored an individual 75 metre try. This try was voted as the third best of the [[2007 NRL season]] by NRL.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ugly-manly-sitting-pretty-20070522-gdq726.html/|title=Ugly Manly sitting pretty|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 May 2007}}</ref>
In 2008, Kemp started the season strongly coming up with four tries in his first three games. He went on to play 24 games for the club in 2008. In round 12 he scored 4 tries while playing against the [[Parramatta Eels]], placing him equal second on most tries scored in a game for the club.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/brisbane-broncos/records.html
Kemp was Brisbane's top try-scorer in 2008 and was named the club's rookie of the year.<ref>[http://www.rleague.com/db/player/k/kemp_denan/index.php Thaiday wins Paul Morgan Medal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311071353/http://www.rleague.com/db/player/k/kemp_denan/index.php |date=11 March 2009}} ''rleague.com'', 16 October 2008</ref>
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==Media and Post Rugby League==
Since Kemp's retirement from Rugby League at the end of 2013, he has built a popular Rugby League Facebook Page and Podcast known as 'The Locker Room'. Kemp launched 'The Locker Room' podcast on 9 June 2015 with popular rugby league star [[Beau Ryan]].<ref name="NRL Article">{{cite web |title=NRL |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/12/01/nrls-latest-internet-sensation/ |website=NRL.com |date=December 2015 |publisher=NRL |access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref> Kemp has also launched a beer brand 'Bloke in a Bar' across Australia which was successfully launched during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |title=InsidefMCG |url=https://insidefmcg.com.au/2020/10/27/nrl-star-launches-beer-brand-during-covid-sells-750000-cans/ |website=InsideFMCG |date=26 October 2020 |publisher=Inside |access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
==References==
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