Jeremy Latimore

Jeremy Latimore (born 8 December 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop.

Jeremy Latimore
Personal information
Full nameJeremy Latimore
Born (1986-12-08) 8 December 1986
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Parramatta Eels 7 0 0 0 0
2010–11 New Zealand Warriors 24 2 0 0 8
2012 St. George Illawarra 14 0 0 0 0
2013–16 Penrith Panthers 75 3 0 0 12
2017 Cronulla Sharks 19 0 0 0 0
2018–19 St. George Illawarra 43 2 0 0 8
Total 182 7 0 0 28
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
As of 22 September 2019
Source: [1]

He played for the Parramatta Eels, New Zealand Warriors, St. George-Illawarra Dragons in two separate spells, and the Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla Sharks in the NRL.[2] Latimore also played for the Prime Minister's XIII in 2015.

Background

Latimore was born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior football for the Port Macquarie Sharks before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

Playing career

He played for the Sharks' Premier League team in 2006,[3] before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. In round 11 of the 2009 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Eels against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. After playing 7 games for the Eels that year, he signed with the New Zealand Warriors.

Latimore played in 24 games for the Warriors in 2010 and 2011, scoring 2 tries before signing a one-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons for 2012.[4]

Latimore joined the Dragons in the off-season and started the year off as a starting player in the Dragons line-up for round 1 against the Newcastle Knights.

On 2 August 2012, Latimore signed a 2-year contract with the Penrith Panthers starting in 2013. Latimore played for Penrith in the club's 2014 preliminary final defeat against Canterbury-Bankstown at ANZ Stadium.[5][6]

On 15 May 2015, it was announced that Latimore would be extending his stay with the Panthers for a further two seasons until the end of 2017.[7] On 26 September 2015, he played for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea.[8]

He signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for the 2017 season.[9]

On 20 September, Latimore re-joined St George on a one-year deal in 2018.[10] Latimore played in both finals games for St George in the 2018 NRL season which were against Brisbane in the elimination final where St George won 48–18 at Suncorp Stadium. The following week, Latimore played in the club's 13–12 elimination final defeat against South Sydney at ANZ Stadium.

On 29 July 2019, Latimore announced he would be retiring as a player following the conclusion of the 2019 NRL season.[11]

Latimore was jokingly referred to as the G.O.A.T (Greatest of all time) across various social media platforms in the latter stages of his career.[12]

References
  1. "Jeremy Latimore - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. "St George Illawarra Dragons cult hero Jeremy Latimore to retire at end of 2019 season". Sporting News.
  3. "Jeremy Latimore". The World of Rugby League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008.
  4. "Dragons sign Matthews, Latimore". NRL.com. Telstra Corporation. Australian Associated Press. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. Toohey, Barry (2 August 2012). "Penrith Panthers sign Jeremy Latimore from St George Illawarra Dragons on two-year deal". Daily Telegraph. News Corp. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. "NRL preliminary final: Bulldogs down Panthers to reach grand final". The Guardian.
  7. "Panthers re-sign duo". NRL.com. National Rugby League. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  8. "Merrin to lead Prime Minister's XIII". NRL.com. National Rugby League. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  9. "Sharks sign Williams, Latimore". NRL.com. National Rugby League. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  10. "Dragons want more experience in NRL pack". SBS News. Australian Associated Press. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  11. "Latimore to retire at season's end". NRL.
  12. "St George Illawarra Dragons cult hero Jeremy Latimore to retire at end of 2019 season". Sporting News.
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