Mitch Cornish

Mitch Cornish
Cornish playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Cornish[1]
Born (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993
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]

Cornish playing for the Mounties in 2014.

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

  1. ↑ "Mitchell Cornish player results, scores, news and statistics". rleague.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  2. ↑ "C". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Mitchell Cornish player results, scores, news and statistics". rleague.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  4. ↑ "Cornish re-signs with the Raiders - NRL.com". nrl.com. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  5. ↑ "Toyota Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  6. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos side announced". NRL.com. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  7. ↑ < (2012-10-02). "Junior Kangaroos packed with NRL talent". News.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  8. ↑ "Three Rabbitohs Selected in 2012 NSW Origin Pathways Camp - The Front Row Forum :: Rugby League". Forums.leagueunlimited.com. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  9. ↑ "Under 20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  10. ↑ "New South Wales defeat Queensland 36-12 in under-20s Origin". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  11. ↑ "2013 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  12. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL.com. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  13. ↑ "Lichaa leads Junior Roos". Sharks. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  14. ↑ "Canberra Raiders: Mitch Cornish keeps himself on Ricky Stuart's radar". Smh.com.au. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  15. ↑ "Magpies V Mounties - VB NSW Cup Rd 7". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  16. ↑ "Squads For Auckland Nines". Rugby League Week. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  17. ↑ "NRL 2014 - Round 11". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  18. ↑ "NRL Late Mail: Raiders v Cowboys - Raiders". raiders.com.au. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  19. ↑ "Cornish to make long-awaited NRL debut". Smh.com.au. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  20. ↑ "VB NSW Cup Representative side named". NRL.com. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  21. ↑ "VB NSW Cup Rep Team go down to QLD Residents". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  22. ↑ "NRL 2014 - Round 25". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  23. ↑ "Canberra Raiders halfback Mitch Cornish handed first starting berth". Smh.com.au. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  24. ↑ "Ricky did the right thing by me: Cornish". NRL.com. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  25. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  26. ↑ "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  27. ↑ "Eels sign trio for 2016 | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  28. ↑ "Top coach headhunted, veteran Titan retires and Bulldogs back re-signs". Foxpsorts.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-26.

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