Jeremy Latimore (born 8 December 1986) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played as a . He played for the

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in two separate spells, and the

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and the

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in the

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. Latimore also played for the

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in 2015.

Background

Latimore was born in

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, Australia. He played his junior football for the

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before being signed by the Jeffery -Sutherland Sharks.

Playing career

He played for Cronulla's

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team in 2006, before being signed by the

. In round 11 of the

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, he made his

debut for the Parramatta side against the

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. After playing seven games for Parramatta that year, he signed with the

. Latimore played in 24 games for the Warriors in 2010 and 2011, scoring two tries before signing a one-year contract with the

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for 2012. 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

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. On 2 August 2012, Latimore signed a two-year contract with the

starting in 2013. Latimore played for Penrith in the club's 2014 preliminary final defeat against Canterbury-Bankstown at

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. 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. On 26 September 2015, he played for the

against

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. He signed with the

for the 2017 season. On 20 September, Latimore re-joined St. George on a one-year deal in 2018. Latimore played in both finals games for St. George in the

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which were against Brisbane in the elimination final where St. George won 48–18 at

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. The following week, Latimore played in the club's 13–12 elimination final defeat against South Sydney at

. On 29 July 2019, Latimore announced he would be retiring as a player following the conclusion of the

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. In 2021, Latimore played for the

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in the

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competition. 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.

References

External links

St. George Illawarra Dragons profile
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