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Mitchell Frei
Frei playing for the Newcastle Knights in the NSW Cup in 2013.
Personal information
Born (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992 (age 32)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Sydney Roosters 6 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Mitchell Frei (born 9 February 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the South Logan Magpies in the Intrust Super Cup. 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 Australian former 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. At years end he left the Roosters to join Wynnum Manly in the Intrust Super Cup.[14][15]

References

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