Jeremy Latimore Explained

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Birth Date:8 December 1986
Birth Place:Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Height:191cm (75inches)
Weight:113kg (249lb)
Club1:Parramatta Eels
Year1start:2009
Appearances1:7
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Year2start:2010
Year2end:11
Appearances2:24
Tries2:2
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:8
Club3:St. George Illawarra
Year3start:2012
Appearances3:14
Tries3:0
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:0
Club4:Penrith Panthers
Year4start:2013
Year4end:16
Appearances4:75
Tries4:3
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:12
Club5:Cronulla Sharks
Year5start:2017
Appearances5:19
Tries5:0
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:0
Club6:St. George Illawarra
Year6start:2018
Year6end:19
Appearances6:43
Tries6:2
Goals6:0
Fieldgoals6:0
Points6:8
Teama:Prime Minister's XIII
Yearastart:2015
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:1
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:4
Source:[1]
Updated:22 September 2019

Jeremy Latimore (born 8 December 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a .

He played for the Parramatta Eels, New Zealand Warriors, St. George-Illawarra Dragons in two separate spells, and the Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.[2] Latimore also played for the Prime Minister's XIII in 2015.

Background

Latimore was born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior football for the Port Macquarie Sharks before being signed by the Jeffery -Sutherland Sharks.

Playing career

He played for Cronulla's Premier League team in 2006,[3] before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. In round 11 of the 2009 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Parramatta side against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. After playing seven games for Parramatta that year, he signed with the New Zealand Warriors.

Latimore played in 24 games for the Warriors in 2010 and 2011, scoring two tries before signing a one-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons for 2012.[4]

Latimore joined St. George Illawarra in the off-season and started the year off as a starting player in the Saints line-up for round 1 against the Newcastle Knights.

On 2 August 2012, Latimore signed a two-year contract with the Penrith Panthers starting in 2013. Latimore played for Penrith in the club's 2014 preliminary final defeat against Canterbury-Bankstown at ANZ Stadium.[5] [6]

On 15 May 2015, it was announced that Latimore would be extending his stay with the Penrith outfit for a further two seasons until the end of 2017.[7] On 26 September 2015, he played for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea.[8]

He signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for the 2017 season.[9]

On 20 September, Latimore re-joined St. George on a one-year deal in 2018.[10] Latimore played in both finals games for St. George in the 2018 NRL season which were against Brisbane in the elimination final where St. George won 48–18 at Suncorp Stadium. The following week, Latimore played in the club's 13–12 elimination final defeat against South Sydney at ANZ Stadium.

On 29 July 2019, Latimore announced he would be retiring as a player following the conclusion of the 2019 NRL season.[11]

In 2021, Latimore played for the Mittagong Lions in the Group 6 Rugby League competition.[12]

Latimore was jokingly referred to as the G.O.A.T (Greatest of all time) across various social media platforms in the latter stages of his career.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeremy Latimore – Career Stats & Summary. Rugby League Project. 2018-03-04.
  2. Web site: St George Illawarra Dragons cult hero Jeremy Latimore to retire at end of 2019 season. Sporting News.
  3. Web site: Jeremy Latimore. The World of Rugby League. https://web.archive.org/web/20080905231248/http://www.rleague.com/db/player/l/latimore_jeremy/index.php. 2008-09-05. dead.
  4. News: Dragons sign Matthews, Latimore. 2011-07-05. National Rugby League. 2016-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20111009205355/https://www.nrl.com/tabid/10874/newsid/63650/default.aspx. 2011-10-09. dead. Australian Associated Press.
  5. News: Penrith Panthers sign Jeremy Latimore from St George Illawarra Dragons on two-year deal. Toohey. Barry. 2012-08-02. The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 2016-10-08.
  6. Web site: NRL preliminary final: Bulldogs down Panthers to reach grand final. The Guardian. 27 September 2014 .
  7. Web site: Panthers re-sign duo. 2015-05-15. National Rugby League. https://web.archive.org/web/20180722230242/https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/05/15/panthers-re-sign-duo/. 2018-07-22. live. 15 May 2015.
  8. Web site: Merrin to lead Prime Minister's XIII. 2015-09-15. National Rugby League. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713202124/https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/09/15/merrin-to-lead-prime-ministers-xiii/. 2018-07-13. live. 2016-10-18.
  9. Web site: Sharks sign Williams, Latimore. 2016-11-07. National Rugby League. 2018-07-23.
  10. News: Dragons want more experience in NRL pack. 2017-09-20. SBS News. 2018-07-23. Australian Associated Press.
  11. Web site: Latimore to retire at season's end. National Rugby League. 29 July 2019 .
  12. Web site: Camden Rams 1st Grade vs Mittagong Lions 1st Grade – Round 6, 2021 – Match Centre .
  13. Web site: St George Illawarra Dragons cult hero Jeremy Latimore to retire at end of 2019 season. Sporting News.