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'''Denan Kemp''' is an Australian former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL). Kemp'sand positiona ofcurrent choiceonline wassports oncontent the {{rlp|wg}}creator. HeKemp played in the NRL for the [[Brisbane Broncos]], and the [[New Zealand Warriors]], andusually on the [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]{{rlp|wg}}. He also had a brief stint in [[rugby union]] in 2011, playing for [[Southern Districts Rugby Club|Southern Districts]] in the [[Shute Shield]] competition. Post football, Kemp has launched his own podcast and beer.

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]] playingwhere 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 | title=Redcliffe upsetToowoomba in QLD Cup » League Unlimited }}</ref> He then was transferred to the [[Aspley Broncos]] in 2007 by the Brisbane Broncos.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/with-aussie-accent-horo-says-hes-a-kiwi-at-heart-20100828-13wtn.html| work=The Sydney Morning Herald| date=29 August 2010| title=With Aussie accent, Horo says he's a Kiwi at heart}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://everythingturkish.com.au/turkish-sports/rugby-and-turks/ |title=Everything Turkish {{!}} Rugby and Turks |website=everythingturkish.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234328/http://everythingturkish.com.au/turkish-sports/rugby-and-turks/ |archive-date=2014-03-27}} </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]], equalingplacing ahim clubequal recordsecond seton bymost [[Lotetries Tuqiriscored (rugby,in borna 1979)|Lotegame Tuqiri]]for andthe [[Steve Renouf]]club.<ref>{{citationcite web needed|date url=Julyhttps://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/brisbane-broncos/records.html | title=Brisbane Broncos - Records - RLP 2016}}</ref> The record came just hours after he had announced that he was joining the [[New Zealand Warriors]] for the 2009 season. When not selected for the first grade side, Kemp turned out for the [[Norths Devils]] in the [[Queensland Cup]].<ref>[http://www.globalrugbyleague.com/news/130/ARTICLE/1675/2008-03-14.html QLD Cup preview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514034601/http://www.globalrugbyleague.com/news/130/ARTICLE/1675/2008-03-14.html |date=14 May 2008}} ''globalrugbyleague.com'', 14 March 2008</ref>

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 June 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>