Mitch Garbutt
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchell Garbutt[1] | |||||
| Born | 18 April 1989 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013–14 | Melbourne Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Brisbane Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015– | Leeds Rhinos | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| As of 27 October 2015 | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Mitch Garbutt (born 18 April 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. He plays at prop and previously played for the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.
Background
Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Garbutt played his junior football for the Western Suburbs Rosellas in the Newcastle Rugby League, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
Early career
In 2008 and 2009, Garbutt played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[2] In 2010, he returned to his junior club, the Western Suburbs Rosellas. At the end of 2011, after impressing in the 2011 Newcastle Rugby League Grand Final between the Rosellas and Maitland Pickers, he signed a 1-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2012 with an option for 2013.[3]
2013
In Round 14 of the 2013 NRL season, Garbutt made his NRL debut for the Storm against his former club, the Newcastle Knights.[4]
2014
On 16 July 2014, Garbutt signed a 2-year contract with the Brisbane Broncos starting in 2015.[5]
2015
On 24 June 2015, Garbutt signed a 2 1⁄2-year contract with Super League club Leeds Rhinos effective immediately, after being granted a release from his Broncos contract.[6]
2016
His performances for Leeds have been mixed since his debut less than a year ago, but he became famous for his punch on Australian test prop James Tamou in the 2016 World Club Challenge against North Queensland Cowboys for which he later apologised.
Honours
Club
- Super League (1): 2015
- League Leader's Shield (1): 2015
- Challenge Cup (1): 2015
References
- ↑
- ↑ "G". Nycdatabase.org. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ↑ Leeson, Josh (2011-10-07). "Storm take a punt on rough diamond Garbutt | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130926051436/http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news-display/Rd-14-LATE-MAIL-and-LIVE-CHAT/77214. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2015. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Sign Giant Storm Prop". Broncos.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ↑ "Agree To Release Front Rower". Broncos.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-26.