Mitch Cornish

Mitch Cornish
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Cornish[1]
Born (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback, Five-eighth, Hooker

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 Canberra Raiders 15 1 0 0 4
2017–18 Sydney Roosters 5 0 0 0 0
Total 20 1 0 0 4
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [2]

Mitch Cornish (born 28 January 1993) is an retired Australian professional rugby league footballer who last plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays at halfback and five-eighth. He 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. He is the older brother of former Gold Coast Titans player Tyler Cornish.

Playing career

Early career

From 2011 to 2013, Cornish played for the Raiders' NYC team[3][4] On 7 June 2012, he extended his contract with the Raiders from the end of 2013 to the end of 2015.[5] On 21 August 2012, he was named at haflback in the 2012 NYC Team of the Year.[6] On 13 October 2012, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis,[7] 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.[8] In November and December 2012, he attended the Blues Origin Pathways camp designed for possible future New South Wales State of Origin representatives.[9] On 20 April 2013, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team,[10] playing at halfback and was awarded the Darren Lockyer Medal as Man of the Match in the Blues' 36-12 win at Penrith Stadium.[11] 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.[12] On 13 October 2013, he again played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis,[13] this time co-captaining the side alongside Michael Lichaa.[14]

2014

In 2014, Cornish moved on to the Raiders' New South Wales Cup team, Mount Pritchard Mounties.[15][16] On 15 and 16 February, he played for the Raiders in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines.[17] 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.[18][19][20] 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.[21][22] 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.[23][24][25] He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 8 matches for the Raiders.[26]

Cornish playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2015

2015

On 27 September, Cornish was named at halfback in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[27] On 21 October, he signed a 1-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2016.[28][29]

2016

Cornish played for the Parramatta Eels who won the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[30]

After failing to play a first-grade game for the Eels, late in the year, Cornish signed a contract with the Sydney Roosters for 2017.

2017

In February Cornish was selected to play in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines. The Roosters won the final.[31]

2018

On September 10, Cornish post on his Instagram saying that he will hang up his boots up for his professional career and decide to retire due to the family issues.

References

  1. ↑ "Mitchell Cornish player results, scores, news and statistics". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mitch Cornish - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1993-01-28. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  3. ↑ "C". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  4. ↑ "Mitchell Cornish player results, scores, news and statistics". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Cornish re-signs with the Raiders - NRL.com". nrl.com. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  6. ↑ "Toyota Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  7. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos side announced". NRL.com. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  8. ↑ < (2012-10-02). "Junior Kangaroos packed with NRL talent". News.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Under 20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  11. ↑ "New South Wales defeat Queensland 36-12 in under-20s Origin". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  12. ↑ "2013 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  13. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL.com. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  14. ↑ "Lichaa leads Junior Roos". Sharks. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  15. ↑ "Canberra Raiders: Mitch Cornish keeps himself on Ricky Stuart's radar". Smh.com.au. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  16. ↑ "Magpies V Mounties - VB NSW Cup Rd 7". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  17. ↑ "Squads For Auckland Nines". Rugby League Week. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "NRL 2014 - Round 11". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  19. ↑ "NRL Late Mail: Raiders v Cowboys - Raiders". raiders.com.au. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  20. ↑ "Cornish to make long-awaited NRL debut". Smh.com.au. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  21. ↑ "VB NSW Cup Representative side named". NRL.com. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  22. ↑ "VB NSW Cup Rep Team go down to QLD Residents". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  23. ↑ "NRL 2014 - Round 25". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  24. ↑ "Canberra Raiders halfback Mitch Cornish handed first starting berth". Smh.com.au. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  25. ↑ "Ricky did the right thing by me: Cornish". NRL.com. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  26. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  27. ↑ "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  28. ↑ "Eels sign trio for 2016 | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  29. ↑ "Top coach headhunted, veteran Titan retires and Bulldogs back re-signs". Foxpsorts.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  30. ↑ "Auckland Nines Team of the Tournament". nRL. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  31. ↑ "Connor Watson stars as Roosters roar to 2017 Auckland Nines success". Herald Sun. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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