Mitch Cornish Explained

Mitch Cornish
Fullname:Mitchell Cornish[1]
Birth Date:1993 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Height:182cm (72inches)
Weight:87kg (192lb)
Year1start:2014
Year1end:15
Appearances1:15
Tries1:1
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:4
Club2:Sydney Roosters
Year2start:2017
Year2end:18
Appearances2:5
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Yearastart:2015
Yearaend:17
Appearancesa:2
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Source:[2]
Updated:10 January 2024

Mitch Cornish (born 28 January 1993) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, as a or . He previously played for the Canberra Raiders.

Background

Cornish was born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. He is the older brother of former Gold Coast Titans player Tyler Cornish.

He 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[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 halfback 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]

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 31 October, it was announced by the Sydney Roosters that Cornish had retired from rugby league and will now move into the insurance industry after taking up a job on the Central Coast.[32]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mitchell Cornish player results, scores, news and statistics. rleague.com. 2014-05-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200255/http://rleague.com/players/Mitchell-Cornish_3358/News/. 25 May 2014. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Mitch Cornish - Career Stats & Summary. Rugby League Project. 1993-01-28. 2016-10-21.
  3. Web site: C. Nyc Database. 2015-09-26.
  4. Web site: Mitchell Cornish player results, scores, news and statistics. rleague.com. 2014-05-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525233731/http://rleague.com/players/Mitchell-Cornish_3358/Stats/. 25 May 2014. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Cornish re-signs with the Raiders - NRL.com. nrl.com. 2014-07-02.
  6. Web site: Toyota Cup Team of the Year. NRL.com. 2012-08-21. 2015-08-18.
  7. Web site: Junior Kangaroos side announced. NRL.com. 2012-10-02. 2015-04-05.
  8. Web site: Junior Kangaroos packed with NRL talent. News.com.au. 2012-10-02. 2015-09-26.
  9. Web site: Three Rabbitohs Selected in 2012 NSW Origin Pathways Camp - The Front Row Forum :: Rugby League. Forums.leagueunlimited.com. 2012-11-20. 2015-09-26.
  10. Web site: Under 20s Origin squads named. NRL.com. 2015-03-11.
  11. Web site: New South Wales defeat Queensland 36-12 in under-20s Origin. Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2015-09-26.
  12. Web site: 2013 Holden Cup Team of the Year. NRL.com. 2013-08-27. 2015-05-05.
  13. Web site: Junior Kangaroos team named. NRL.com. 2013-10-07. 2015-06-27.
  14. Web site: Lichaa leads Junior Roos. Sharks. 2015-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925053350/http://www.sharks.com.au/news/2013/10/16/lichaa-leads-junior-roos.html. 25 September 2015. dead.
  15. Web site: Canberra Raiders: Mitch Cornish keeps himself on Ricky Stuart's radar. Smh.com.au. 2014-03-16. 2015-09-26.
  16. Web site: Magpies V Mounties - VB NSW Cup Rd 7. NSWRL. 2015-09-26.
  17. Web site: Squads For Auckland Nines. Rugby League Week. 2014-02-14. 2015-09-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160115214258/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/squads-auckland-nines/. 15 January 2016. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: NRL 2014 - Round 11. Rugby League Project. 2015-09-26.
  19. Web site: NRL Late Mail: Raiders v Cowboys - Raiders. raiders.com.au. 2014-05-25.
  20. Web site: Cornish to make long-awaited NRL debut. Smh.com.au. 2014-05-24. 2015-09-26.
  21. Web site: VB NSW Cup Representative side named. NRL.com. 2014-07-01. 2015-09-26.
  22. Web site: VB NSW Cup Rep Team go down to QLD Residents. NSWRL. 2015-09-26.
  23. Web site: NRL 2014 - Round 25. Rugby League Project. 2015-09-26.
  24. Web site: Canberra Raiders halfback Mitch Cornish handed first starting berth. Smh.com.au. 2014-08-26. 2015-09-26.
  25. Web site: Ricky did the right thing by me: Cornish. NRL.com. 2014-09-02. 2015-09-26.
  26. Web site: Custom Match List. Rugby League Project. 2015-09-22. 2015-09-26.
  27. Web site: 2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year. NSWRL. 2015-09-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928015018/http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/27/_2015_vb_nsw_cup_tea.html. 28 September 2015. dmy-all.
  28. Web site: Eels sign trio for 2016 | NRL. Zero Tackle. 2015-10-22.
  29. Web site: Top coach headhunted, veteran Titan retires and Bulldogs back re-signs. Foxpsorts.com.au. 2015-09-26.
  30. Web site: Auckland Nines Team of the Tournament. nRL. 8 February 2016. 30 March 2017.
  31. Web site: Connor Watson stars as Roosters roar to 2017 Auckland Nines success. Herald Sun. 5 February 2017. 30 March 2017.
  32. News: NRL 2019: Roosters confirm nine departures as Manly make depth signings . Fox Sports . 1 November 2018 . 8 January 2019 .