Mitch Cornish

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Mitch Cornish
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Cornish playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Cornish[1]
Born (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 31)
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 Canberra Raiders 15 1 0 0 4
2016– Parramatta Eels 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 1 0 0 4
As of 23 September 2015
Source: Rugby League Project

Mitch Cornish (born 28 January 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays at halfback and five-eighth, and previously played for the Canberra Raiders.

Background

Born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Cornish played his junior rugby league for the Goulburn Stockmen, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.

Playing career

Early career

From 2011 to 2013, Cornish played for the Raiders' NYC team[2][3] On 7 June 2012, he extended his contract with the Raiders from the end of 2013 to the end of 2015.[4] On 21 August 2012, he was named at haflback in the 2012 NYC Team of the Year.[5] On 13 October 2012, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis,[6] due to a late injury to Lachlan Maranta which resulted in Ben Hampton taking Maranta's spot at fullback and Cornish taking Hampton's bench spot.[7] In November and December 2012, he attended the Blues Origin Pathways camp designed for possible future New South Wales State of Origin representatives.[8] On 20 April 2013, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team,[9] playing at halfback and was awarded the Darren Lockyer Medal as Man of the Match in the Blues' 36-12 win at Penrith Stadium.[10] On 27 August 2013, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year, making the team for the second year in a row.[11] On 13 October 2013, he again played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis,[12] this time co-captaining the side alongside Michael Lichaa.[13]

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2014

In 2014, Cornish moved on to the Raiders' New South Wales Cup team, Mount Pritchard Mounties.[14][15] On 15 and 16 February, he played for the Raiders in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines.[16] In Round 11 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the North Queensland Cowboys, playing off the interchange bench in the Raiders' 42-12 win at Canberra Stadium.[17][18][19] On 9 July, he played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents, playing at halfback in New South Wales' 24-16 loss at Suncorp Stadium.[20][21] In Round 25 against the Wests Tigers at Canberra Stadium, he started at halfback in the NRL for the first time, as the Raiders went on to win 27-12.[22][23][24] He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 8 matches for the Raiders.[25]

2015

On 27 September, Cornish was named at halfback in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[26] On 21 October, he signed a 1-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2016.[27][28]

References

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