 Frei playing for the Newcastle Knights in the NSW Cup in 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 February 1992 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 7 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mitchell Frei (born 9 February 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Intrust Super Cup. He plays at second-row and lock.
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Frei is of German and South African descent [2] [3] and played his junior rugby league for the Albany Creek Crushers, [4] before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.
Frei is the son of Australian former cricketer Harry Frei, his younger brothers Brendan and Jackson are also rugby league players. [5]
From 2010 to 2012, Frei played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team. [6] On 21 April 2012, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team. [7] On 13 November 2012, he signed a 1-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2013. [8] [9] After playing in the New South Wales Cup and failing to play a first-grade game for the Knights, he joined the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup in 2014. [10] On 9 July 2014, he played for the Queensland Residents against the New South Wales Residents. [11] On 3 May 2015, he again played for the Queensland Residents against the New South Wales Residents. [12] In May 2015, he signed a 1-year contract with the Sydney Roosters starting in 2016. [4] On 11 September 2015, he was named the Queensland Cup Lock of the Year. [13]
In Round 3 of the 2016 NRL season, Frei made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the North Queensland Cowboys, coming off the interchange bench in the Roosters' 0-40 loss at 1300SMILES Stadium. At years end he left the Roosters to join Wynnum-Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup. [14] [15]
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