Mitchell Dunn

Mitchell Dunn (born 3 February 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward or centre for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Mitchell Dunn
Dunn playing for the Cowboys' NYC team in 2017.
Personal information
Born (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– North Qld Cowboys 48 3 0 0 12
As of 3 June 2021
Source: [1]

Background

Dunn was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and grew up in Mackay, Queensland.

He played his junior rugby league for Mackay Brothers and attended St Patrick's College, before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys.[2]

Playing career

Early years

In 2013, Dunn played for the Mackay Cutters' Cyril Connell Cup side and represented Queensland under-16s.[3] In 2014, he moved up to the Cutters' Mal Meninga Cup side before moving to Townsville to join the North Queensland Cowboys under-20s squad in 2015. That season, he played in the Townsville Stingers' Mal Meninga Cup winning side and was selected for Queensland under-18s, before making his debut for the Cowboys' under-20s team.[4] He played mostly as a five-eighth.[5]

In 2017, Dunn captained the North Queensland Cowboys NYC team and represented the Queensland under-20s side.[6] In October 2017, he re-signed with North Queensland on a two-year contract until the end of 2019, joining their NRL squad.[7]

2018

In 2018, Dunn graduated to the North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Cup feeder side, the Mackay Cutters. In Round 13 of the 2018 NRL season, he made his NRL debut, coming off the bench against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.[8]

2019

Dunn played the first four games of the season for the North Queensland side, before being dropped back to the Mackay Cutters.[9] He returned to first grade in Round 9, playing five games, earning his first start at second row in a 22–16 win over the Canberra Raiders. In Round 13, Dunn dislocated his shoulder in North Queensland's 20–22 loss to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, ruling him out for the season.[10]

On 4 September, he signed a one-year contract extension with North Queensland.[11]

2020

In February, Dunn was a member of the North Queensland 2020 NRL Nines winning squad.[12] After starting the season coming off the bench, Dunn established himself as a starting second-rower for the Cowboys. On 31 July, he re-signed with the North Queensland outfit until the end of the 2022 season.[13]

In Round 14, he scored his first try in a 30–31 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He played 17 games in 2020, starting 12 at second-row, and was sin-binned twice, against the Gold Coast Titans in Round 3 and against the Newcastle Knights in Round 15.[14][15] On 3 October, Dunn won the Cowboys' Coach's Award.[16]

Achievements and accolades

Individual

Team

Statistics

NRL
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[17]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2018 North Queensland 200—00
2019 North Queensland 900—00
2020 North Queensland 1710—04
Career totals 28 1 0 — 0 4

References
  1. RLP
  2. "Students - St Patrick's College – Mackay Senior Catholic High School". www.stpats.qld.edu.au. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "Mackay junior enjoys his 'Origin' debut despite defeat". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. "Players". 2 January 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. "Outline". outline.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. "Queensland Under 20s team". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. Samuel.Obrien. "Cowboys muster two Mackay juniors". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. "Final team: Cowboys v Sea Eagles". 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/03/25/dunn-good-opportunity-knocks-for-transformed-forward/
  10. https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/06/12/hes-unfairly-treated-green-jumps-to-mcguires-defence/
  11. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2019/09/04/cowboys-re-sign-local-duo/
  12. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/02/15/nines-final-team-list-final-v-dragons/
  13. "Cowboys re-sign forward trio". N Cowboys. 31 July 2020.
  14. "Coach sees the positives in NRL rule changes". CQ News. 1 June 2020.
  15. "Knights v Cowboys Round 15 Game Day Blog". Newcastle Knights. 21 August 2020.
  16. "2020 Presentation Night: Live Updates". NQ Cowboys. 2 October 2020.
  17. "Mitchell Dunn - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
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