Mitchell Frei (born 9 February 1992) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays for the

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in the

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. He plays at and .

Background

Born in

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, Frei is of

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and South African descent and played his junior rugby league for the Albany Creek Crushers, before being signed by the

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. Frei is the son of Australian former cricketer Harry Frei, his younger brothers Brendan and

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are also rugby league players.

Playing career

Early career

From 2010 to 2012, Frei played for the Brisbane Broncos'

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team. On 21 April 2012, he played for the

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under-20s team against the

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under-20s team. On 13 November 2012, he signed a 1-year contract with the

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starting in 2013. After playing in the

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and failing to play a first-grade game for the Knights, he joined the

Wynnum Manly Seagulls The Wynnum-Manly Seagulls are an Australian rugby league football club based at Kougari Oval, in Brisbane's bayside suburb of Manly West, which neighbours the suburb of Wynnum. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1951 to 1997. Since ...

in the

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in 2014. On 9 July 2014, he played for the

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against the

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. On 3 May 2015, he again played for the Queensland Residents against the New South Wales Residents. In May 2015, he signed a 1-year contract with the

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starting in 2016. On 11 September 2015, he was named the Queensland Cup Lock of the Year.

2016

In Round 3 of the

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, Frei made his

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debut for the Roosters against the

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, coming off the

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in the Roosters' 0-40 loss at

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. At years end he left the Roosters to join

Wynnum-Manly Seagulls The Wynnum-Manly Seagulls are an Australian rugby league football club based at Kougari Oval, in Brisbane's bayside suburb of Manly West, Queensland, Manly West, which neighbours the suburb of Wynnum, Queensland, Wynnum. They competed in the Bri ...

in the

References

External links

2016 Sydney Roosters profile
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