Mitchell Barnett

Mitchell Barnett

Barnett playing for the Mounties in 2015.
Personal information
Born	15 April 1994 Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2015–	Canberra Raiders	2	0	0	0	0
As of 16 August 2015
Source: [1]

Mitchell Barnett (born 15 April 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row and prop.

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]

References

1. "Mitchell Barnett - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1994-04-15. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
2. "B". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
3. "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 2". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
4. "Barnett re-signs with the Raiders | NRL". Zero Tackle. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
5. "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
6. "Updated: Round 22 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
7. "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-27.

External links

• 2015 Canberra Raiders profile