Mitch Brown
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Mitchell Ronald Edwin Brown (born November 7, 1987 in Sutherland, New South Wales
) is an Australia
n rugby league
player for the Wests Tigers
in the National Rugby League
competition. His position of choice is fullback or wing.
working his way up through the age groups and representing the school at fullback in their back to back Arrive Alive Cup tournament wins.
While attending Endeavour Sports High School, Brown played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2005.
and Luke Covell
on the wings.
His chance didn't come until late in the season with the dropping of Darren Albert allowing Brown to make his debut on the wing for the Sharks.
During the 2009 season, Brown played the majority of his games at fullback, due to Brett Kearney's season ending injury towards the start of the season. As of July 17, Brown signed with the Wests Tigers for seasons 2010 and 2011.
saw him make 20 appearances throughout season, and he was chosen as fulllback for all three of the clubs semi-final matches.
Sutherland, New South Wales
Sutherland is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Sutherland Shire....
) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition. His position of choice is fullback or wing.
Early career
Brown began playing junior rugby league for his local club side the Gymea Gorillas as a young child. He went to school at Endeavour Sports High in the Sutherland ShireSutherland Shire
The Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in the Southern Sydney region of Sydney, Australia. Geographically, it is the area to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River...
working his way up through the age groups and representing the school at fullback in their back to back Arrive Alive Cup tournament wins.
While attending Endeavour Sports High School, Brown played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2005.
2006
At the beginning of the 2006 season, many pundits had earmarked Brown as potentially playing a major part in the Sharks new season campaign but for the majority of the season Brown had to settle for playing in the lower grades again for the Cronulla side after being behind David Simmons in the order for the fullback spot and both Darren AlbertDarren Albert
Darren Albert is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, he played his club football for the Newcastle Knights , St...
and Luke Covell
Luke Covell
Luke Covell is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League. He also previously played for the Wests Tigers. His position of choice is on the...
on the wings.
His chance didn't come until late in the season with the dropping of Darren Albert allowing Brown to make his debut on the wing for the Sharks.
2007-2009
2007 was a successful season for Brown playing in 14 of the 24 first games for the Sharks. An injury to fullback Brett Kearney early in the season gave Brown the opportunity at his preferred position (fullback). In 2008, Brown had limited opportunities as Brett Kearney played the majority of the season.During the 2009 season, Brown played the majority of his games at fullback, due to Brett Kearney's season ending injury towards the start of the season. As of July 17, Brown signed with the Wests Tigers for seasons 2010 and 2011.
2010
Brown was left out of the Wests Tigers side for the first games of the season, but injuries to players like Tim MoltzenTim Moltzen
Tim Moltzen is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the Australian National Rugby League competition. He plays at fullback or halfback.-Wests Tigers:...
saw him make 20 appearances throughout season, and he was chosen as fulllback for all three of the clubs semi-final matches.