Mitchell Frei

Mitchell Frei
Frei playing for the Newcastle Knights in the NSW Cup in 2013.
Personal information
Born (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Sydney Roosters 6 0 0 0 0
As of 12 June 2016
Source: [1]

Mitchell Frei (born 9 February 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row and lock.

Background

Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Frei is of German and South African descent[2][3] and played his junior rugby league for the Albany Creek Crushers,[4] before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

Frei is the son of former Australian cricketer Harry Frei, his younger brothers Brendan and Jackson are also rugby league players.[5]

Playing career

Early career

From 2010 to 2012, Frei played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team.[6] On 21 April 2012, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[7] On 13 November 2012, he signed a 1-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2013.[8][9] After playing in the New South Wales Cup and failing to play a first-grade game for the Knights, he joined the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup in 2014.[10] On 9 July 2014, he played for the Queensland Residents against the New South Wales Residents.[11] On 3 May 2015, he again played for the Queensland Residents against the New South Wales Residents.[12] In May 2015, he signed a 1-year contract with the Sydney Roosters starting in 2016.[4] On 11 September 2015, he was named the Queensland Cup Lock of the Year.[13]

2016

In Round 3 of the 2016 NRL season, Frei made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the North Queensland Cowboys, coming off the interchange bench in the Roosters' 0-40 loss at 1300SMILES Stadium.[14][15]

References

  1. "Mitchell Frei - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  2. "Queensland Cricket Archive". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  3. http://www.up.ac.za/media/shared/378/ZP_Files/south-african-rugby-league_press-release.zp52247.pdf
  4. 1 2 "Wynnum Manly Seagulls lock Mitchell Frei is excited to join the Sydney Roosters". Couriermail.com.au. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  5. "Mitchell Frei chip off the old block". Couriermail.com.au. 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  6. "F". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  7. "U20's State of Origin". M.nrl.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  8. Dick, Barry (2012-11-13). "Newcastle Knights sign promising Brisbane Broncos forward Mitchell Frei on a one-year-deal". Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  9. NewcastleKnights.com.au (2012-11-13). "Mitchell Frei signs with Knights". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  10. NRL. "Rd10 Highlights - Wynnum v Dolphins". QRL. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  11. NRL. "VB NSW Cup Rep Team go down to QLD Residents". NSWRL. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  12. Published by John Dean (2015-04-26). "2015 QLD RESIDENTS TEAM NAMED". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  13. "Gala Dinner award winners". QRL Media. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  14. "UPDATED: Round 3 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  15. NRL. "NRL Late Mail | Round 3". Roosters. Retrieved 2016-03-18.

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