Kurt Mann

Kurt Mann

Mann playing for the Storm-Sharks mixed team in 2013.
Personal information
Born	1 March 1993 Winton, Queensland, Australia
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position	centre, fullback, halfback, five-eighth
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2014–15	Melbourne Storm	28	10	0	0	40
2016–	St. George Illawarra	2	0	0	0	0
	Total	30	10	0	0	40
As of 13 March 2016
Source: [1]

Kurt Mann (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He plays at centre, fullback, halfback and five-eighth and previously played for the Melbourne Storm.

Background

Born in Winton, Queensland, Mann played his junior rugby league for the Winton Devils, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Early career

In 2011 and 2012, Mann played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.^[2][3] On 21 April 2012, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.^[4] On 20 June 2012, he signed a 3-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2013.^[5] He played for the Storm's NYC team in 2013.^[2] On 20 April 2013, he again played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.^[6]

2014

In 2014, Mann moved on to the Storm's New South Wales Cup team, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.^[7] In February 2014, he played for the Storm in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines.^[8] In Round 9 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Storm against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, playing at centre and scoring the match winning try on debut, in the Storm's 22-19 win at AAMI Park.^[9][10] He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 8 matches and scoring 6 tries.^[11]

2015

On 31 January and 1 February, Mann played in the Storm's 2015 NRL Auckland Nines campaign.^[12] On 1 July 2015, he signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2016.^[13][14] He finished off his last year with the Storm having playing in 20 matches and scoring 4 tries.^[15]

2016

In February, Mann played for the Dragons in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.^[16] In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his club debut for the Dragons against his former club the Storm, playing at fullback in the Dragons' 16-18 loss at AAMI Park.^[17]

References

1. "Kurt Mann - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
2. "M". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
3. https://web.archive.org/20150714203152/http://rleague.com/players/Kurt-Mann_3366/Stats/. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "Toyota U/20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
5. "Storm re-sign crop of key players | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
6. "Under 20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
7. "Vb Nsw Cup Team Lists - Round One". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
8. "Squads For Auckland Nines". Rugby League Week. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
9. "NRL 2014 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
10. "Storm Rookie Kurt Mann Shines for Melbourne in Thrilling Finish Against Manly Sea Eagles". Dailytelegraph./com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
11. "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
12. "STORM UNVEIL 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
13. "Dragons sign Kurt Mann | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
14. "Dragons Sign Storm Utility Back Kurt Mann". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
15. "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
16. "Dragons name 2016 Nines squad". Rugby League Week. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
17. "Melbourne Storm defeat the Dragons 18-16 at AAMI Park". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

External links

• 2016 St George Illawarra Dragons profile