Latrell Mitchell

Latrell Mitchell (né Goolagong; 16 June 1997)[1][3] is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL, and Australia at international level.

Latrell Mitchell
Personal information
BornLatrell Goolagong
(1997-06-16) 16 June 1997[1]
Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–19 Sydney Roosters 97 65 209 1 679
2020– South Sydney 14 4 5 0 26
Total 111 69 214 1 705
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Indigenous All Stars 2 0 3 0 6
2018– New South Wales 4 2 0 0 8
2018– Australia 4 0 6 0 12
As of 20 January 2021
Source: [2]

He previously played for the Sydney Roosters, winning consecutive premierships in 2018 and 2019. Mitchell has also represented the Indigenous All Stars, and New South Wales in the State of Origin series. He has also played as a centre and winger earlier in his career.

Background

Latrell Goolagong was born in Taree, New South Wales on 16 June 1997.[1] He is of Aboriginal descent from Birrbay & Wiradjuri people. Mitchell's maternal great aunt is Evonne Goolagong Cawley.[4] However, during his early teens, Latrell and his brothers changed to their father's surname.[5]

Mitchell played junior rugby league for the Taree Red Rovers. His older brother, Shaquai, has also played in the Sydney Roosters under-20s.[6]

Playing career

Early career

In 2013 and 2014, Mitchell played for the New South Wales under-16s and under-18s teams respectively.[7] Mitchell played for the Roosters' S. G. Ball Cup team during the 2014 season, where he was named as the S. G. Ball Player of the Year, and the man-of-the-match in the S. G. Ball Grand Final.[8]

Mitchell playing for the (Australian Schoolboys) in 2014

In November 2014, Mitchell was selected for the Australian Schoolboys team for their tour of England and France.[9] He was named as player of the series, having scored 13 tries in 7 games.[10][11]

Mitchell played in the Roosters' NYC team during the 2015 season. On 16 June 2015, he re-signed with the club until the end of the 2019 season.[12] 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.[13] On 14 September 2015, Mitchell was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 NYC Team of the Year.[14]

2016

Mitchell was named in the Roosters' 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.[15] During the tournament, he scored 4 tries in 3 games.[16] Mitchell also played in the Roosters' 2016 World Club Series win against St Helens.[17] In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[18] Mitchell played in every game for the Roosters during the season, finishing with 14 tries as the team's leading try scorer and leading point scorer.[19]

2017
Mitchell representing the Sydney Roosters in 2017

In the first round of the season, Mitchell scored a hat-trick in the Roosters' 32–18 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Robina Stadium. He helped the Roosters climb up the ladder to 2nd place after 26 rounds scoring plenty of tries. He scored the game-winning try in week 1 of the 2017 finals against the Broncos.[20] In the preliminary final against North Queensland, Mitchell endured a horror night which involved him sending two kick off restarts out on the full which both led to tries for the opposition. Sydney lost the match 29-16 in what proved to be one of the upsets of the season.[21][22]

2018

After a good start to the season, Mitchell was selected to play for New South Wales in The 2018 State of Origin series by coach Brad Fittler. He scored a try in the first match of the series.[23] Mitchell went on to play in the other 2 games of the series where New South Wales emerged victorious winning their first Origin shield since 2014.[24] In the 2018 finals series, Mitchell was handed a one match suspension after being charged for a crusher tackle on Josh Dugan in the Roosters victory over Cronulla. Mitchell subsequently missed the preliminary final victory over Souths. On 30 September, Mitchell played in the 2018 NRL Grand Final against the Melbourne Storm scoring a try and kicking four goals in the Sydney Roosters 21-6 win.[25][26]

At the National Dreamtime Awards 2018 Mitchell was named Male Sportsperson of the Year.[27]

2019

In round 6 of the 2019 NRL season, Mitchell scored a try and kicked the winning field goal as the Sydney Roosters defeated Melbourne 21-20 in golden point extra time.[28] In round 8, Mitchell scored a hat-trick and kicked 7 goals as the Sydney Roosters defeated Wests Tigers 42-12 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[29]

After playing in the first game of the 2019 State of Origin series, he was dropped for the second.[30] In round 14 against Canterbury-Bankstown, Mitchell scored 2 tries and kicked 5 goals in a 38-12 victory at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[31] In round 18 against Newcastle, Mitchell scored a try and kicked 8 goals as the Sydney Roosters won the match 48-10 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[32] In Round 20 against the Gold Coast, Mitchell scored 2 tries and kicked 9 goals as the Sydney Roosters won the match 58-6 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[33]

In round 22 against the New Zealand Warriors, Mitchell scored 2 tries and kicked 5 goals. The Sydney Roosters won the match 42-6 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[34] On 2 October, Mitchell was named as the Dally M centre of the year at the Dally M Awards ceremony.[35] Mitchell played at centre in the club's 2019 NRL Grand Final victory over the Canberra Raiders at ANZ Stadium. Mitchell was involved in the play that won the match as he threw a flick pass for Daniel Tupou who beat the Canberra defence and then passed back on the inside for James Tedesco to seal the win.[36]

On 7 October, Mitchell was named in the Australian side for the upcoming Oceania Cup fixtures.

2020

On 13 January, Mitchell signed with South Sydney on a one-year deal worth a reported $600,000 for the season with the option of extending for another year in 2021.

Mitchell made his debut for South Sydney in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season against Cronulla-Sutherland. However, he was benched by coach Wayne Bennett after 55 minutes of play.[37]

In round 5, Mitchell scored his first try for South Sydney as the club defeated the Gold Coast side 32-12 at Bankwest Stadium.[38]

In round 15, Mitchell scored two tries and kicked one goal in a 56-16 victory over Manly-Warringah at ANZ Stadium.[39]

In round 16 against Parramatta, Mitchell was taken from the field with a hamstring injury during Souths 38-0 victory. It was later revealed Mitchell would be ruled out for the season.[40]

Personal life

Before the start of the 2019 State of Origin series, Mitchell said that he would not sing the Australian National Anthem, saying it didn't represent Aboriginal Australians.[41]

On 27 April 2020, Mitchell was fined $1000 by the NRL and placed under investigation after he broke strict lockdown protocols with fellow NRL player Josh Addo-Carr by going on a weekend camping trip during the Coronavirus pandemic. Addo-Carr was also investigated for use of a firearm.[42] On 28 April, Mitchell was fined an additional $50,000 by the NRL for breaching strict self isolation protocols and for bringing the game into disrepute.[43] On 9 November, Taree Local Court sentenced Mitchell to a 12-month conditional release order after he pleaded guilty to giving a firearm to a person not authorised by a licence or permit.[44]

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