Mitchell Frei
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Frei playing for the Knights in 2013. | ||||||
Personal information | ||||||
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Born | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
9 February 1992 |||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||
Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2016– | Sydney Roosters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
As of 25 April 2016 | ||||||
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Mitchell Frei (born 9 February 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. 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 former Australian 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.[14][15]
References
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External links
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- 1992 births
- Australian people of German descent
- Australian people of South African descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Sydney Roosters players
- Wynnum Manly Seagulls players
- Wyong Roos players
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league locks
- Living people