Latrell Mitchell
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| Born | 18 June 1997 Taree, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Latrell Mitchell (born 18 June 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at fullback, wing and centre.
Background
Born in Taree, New South Wales, Mitchell is of Indigenous Australian descent. Mitchell played his junior rugby league for the Taree Red Rovers. Mitchell's older brother Shaq also plays in the Roosters under 20s[2][3] In 2014, Mitchell played for the Roosters SG Ball team, where he was named as the 2014 SG Ball Player of the Year and the player of the match in the SG Ball Grand Final.[4][5][6] In 2013 and 2014, Mitchell played for the New South Wales Under-16s and Under-18s teams respectively.[7] In 2014, Mitchell played for the Australian Schoolboys team, where he was named as the Player of the Tour.[8][9]
Playing career
Early career
Mitchell played in the Roosters NYC team in the 2015 season where he had a exciting year. On 16 June 2015, Mitchell re-signed with the Roosters to the end of the 2019 season.[10] On 8 July 2015, Mitchell played for the New South Wales under 20s team where he played at fullback and scored a try in the 32-16 win at Suncorp Stadium.[11] On 14 September 2015, Mitchell was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year.[12]
2016
Latrell made his first team debut at the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines where he scored 3 tries in 3 games and also played in the 2016 World Club Series win against St Helen's RFC.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Latrell Mitchell - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1997-06-18. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ "VIDEO: Matty Johns Top Three Players Auckland Nines Including Latrell Mitchell, Tom Trbojevic And Te Maire Martin - NRL - Triple M". Triple M. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Fairfax Regional Media (15 September 2015). "Honours for Mitch Barnett and Latrell Mitchell". Manning River Times. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Re-sign up-and-coming Juniors". Roosters.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Roosters Discover Next Big Thing; 17 Year Old Fullback Latrell Mitchell". Dailytelegraph.com.au\accessdate=2016-03-12.
- ^ "2014 SG Ball Cup Grand Final - 2nd Half - Sydney Roosters v Penrith Panthers - Action Photo Gallery". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Fairfax Regional Media (10 June 2014). "Taree's Latrell Mitchell in NSW U18 origin side". Manning River Times. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Mick McDonald (1 January 2015). "Taree's Latrell Mitchell named player of the Australian Schoolboys rugby league tour". Manning River Times. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Mick McDonald (4 November 2014). "Taree rugby league player in Australian Schoolboys side". Manning River Times. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Roosters Re-Sign Latrell Mitchell Until 2019 as Club Prepares for Life Without Roger Tuivasasheck". Dailytelegraph.com.au\accessdate=2016-03-12.
- ^ "Kelly scores four as Blues win 20s". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Auckland Nines players to watch; Latrell Mitchell, Matt Parcell, Shannon Walker". News.com.au. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ^ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-02-20.