Mitchell Barnett
 Barnett playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 April 1994 Taree, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 24 July 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mitchell Barnett (born 15 April 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders.
Background
Born in Taree, New South Wales, Barnett played his junior rugby league for the Wingham Tigers, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
Early career
After playing in the lower grades at the Newcastle Knights, Barnett joined the Canberra Raiders. In 2013 and 2014, he played for the Raiders' NYC team.[2]
2015
In 2015, Barnett graduated to the Raiders' New South Wales Cup team, Mount Pritchard Mounties.[3] On 10 April, he re-signed with the Raiders on a 2-year contract.[4] On 3 May, he played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents.[5] In Round 22 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the Wests Tigers.[6] On 27 September, he won the 2015 New South Wales Cup Player of the Year award and was named at second-row in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[7] In November, after Barnett's management discovered his new Raiders contract for the next two seasons hadn't been lodged with the NRL, he opted to instead attempt to sign a more lucrative deal with the Gold Coast Titans.[8] However, after the Raiders threatened legal action, the signed contract was discovered and lodged, Barnett returning to Canberra to honour the deal.[9]
2016
On 8 May, Barnett played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents for a second year in a row.[10] On 8 June, he rejoined the Newcastle Knights on a contract to the end of 2017, effective immediately, after being released from the final two years of his Raiders contract.[11] He made his Knights debut in Round 14 against the New Zealand Warriors.[12]
References
- ^ "Mitchell Barnett - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 15 April 1994. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "B". Nyc Database. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 2". NSWRL. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Barnett re-signs with the Raiders | NRL". Zero Tackle. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Updated: Round 22 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Raiders explore 'legal avenues' over contract dispute". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Barnett to return to club after contract discovered". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ NRL. "UPDATED: 2016 ISP NSW Residents Team". NSWRL. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Knights sign young duo". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Knights v Warriors". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.