Mitch Cornish (born 28 January 1993) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who last played for the

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in the

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, as a or . He previously played for the

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Background

Cornish was born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. He is the older brother of former

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player Tyler Cornish. He played his junior rugby league for the Goulburn Stockmen, before being signed by the

Playing career

Early career

From 2011 to 2013, Cornish played for the Raiders'

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team On 7 June 2012, he extended his contract with the Raiders from the end of 2013 to the end of 2015. On 21 August 2012, he was named at halfback in the 2012 NYC Team of the Year. On 13 October 2012, he played for the

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against the

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, due to a late injury to

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which resulted in

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taking Maranta's spot at fullback and Cornish taking Hampton's bench spot. In November and December 2012, he attended the Blues Origin Pathways camp designed for possible future

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representatives. On 20 April 2013, he played for the

under-20s team against the

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under-20s team, playing at halfback and was awarded the

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Medal as Man of the Match in the Blues' 36-12 win at

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. On 27 August 2013, he was named on the

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in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year, making the team for the second year in a row. On 13 October 2013, he again played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis, this time co-captaining the side alongside

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2014

In 2014, Cornish moved on to the Raiders'

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team,

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. On 15 and 16 February, he played for the Raiders in the inaugural

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. In Round 11 of the

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, he made his

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debut for the Raiders against the

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, playing off the interchange bench in the Raiders' 42-12 win at

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. On 9 July, he played for the

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against the

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, playing at halfback in New South Wales' 24-16 loss at

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. In Round 25 against the

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at Canberra Stadium, he started at halfback in the NRL for the first time, as the Raiders went on to win 27-12. He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 8 matches for the Raiders.

2015

On 27 September, Cornish was named at halfback in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year. On 21 October, he signed a 1-year contract with the

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starting in 2016.

2016

Cornish played for the

who won the

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. After failing to play a first-grade game for the Eels, late in the year, Cornish signed a contract with the

for 2017.

2017

In February Cornish was selected to play in the

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. The Roosters won the final.

2018

On 31 October, it was announced by the

that Cornish had retired from rugby league and will now move into the insurance industry after taking up a job on the Central Coast.

References

External links

Sydney Roosters profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cornish, Mitch 1993 births Living people Australian rugby league players Canberra Raiders players Sydney Roosters players Junior Kangaroos players Mount Pritchard Mounties players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from Goulburn, New South Wales