Kurt Mann
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1 March 1993 Winton, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Fullback, Five-eighth, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kurt Mann (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He plays at centre, fullback, five-eighth and wing. He previously played for the Melbourne Storm.
Background
Born in Winton, Queensland, Mann played his junior rugby league for the Winton Devils, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
Early career
In 2011 and 2012, Mann played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[2][3]
On 21 April 2012, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[4]
On 20 June 2012, he signed a 3-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2013.[5] He played for the Storm's NYC team in 2013.[2]
On 20 April 2013, he again played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[6]
2014
In 2014, Mann moved on to the Storm's New South Wales Cup team, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[7] In February 2014, he played for the Storm in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines.[8] In round 9 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Storm, against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. He played at centre and scored the match winning try on debut, in the Storm's 22-19 win at AAMI Park.[9][10] He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 8 matches and scored 6 tries.[11]
2015
On 31 January and 1 February, Mann played in the Storm's 2015 NRL Auckland Nines campaign.[12] On 1 July 2015, he signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons, starting in 2016.[13][14] He finished off his last year with the Storm by playing in 20 matches and scoring 4 tries.[15]
2016
In February, Mann played for the Dragons in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[16]
In round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his club debut for the Dragons against his former club, the Storm, playing at fullback in the Dragons' 16-18 loss at AAMI Park.[17] In round 12, against the North Queensland Cowboys, he scored his first try for the Dragons.[18] As of round 25, he was the Dragons' leading try-scorer for the season with 10 tries.[19]. Mann was a member of the Illawarra side which won the 2016 NSW Cup with a 21-20 victory over Mounties in the final. [20]
2017
Mann was named in the Dragons squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.[21]
References
- ↑ "Kurt Mann - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- 1 2 "M". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150714203152/http://rleague.com/players/Kurt-Mann_3366/Stats/. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Toyota U/20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
- ↑ "Storm re-sign crop of key players | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Under 20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ "Vb Nsw Cup Team Lists - Round One". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Squads For Auckland Nines". Rugby League Week. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "NRL 2014 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Storm Rookie Kurt Mann Shines for Melbourne in Thrilling Finish Against Manly Sea Eagles". Dailytelegraph./com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "STORM UNVEIL 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ↑ "Dragons sign Kurt Mann | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Dragons Sign Storm Utility Back Kurt Mann". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ↑ "Dragons name 2016 Nines squad". Rugby League Week. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "Melbourne Storm defeat the Dragons 18-16 at AAMI Park". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ↑ "NRL 2016: St George Illawarra Dragons down depleted North Queensland Cowboys in Wollongong". Couriermail.com.au. 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "NRL 2016 - St George Illawarra Dragons". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/cutters-upset-mounties-to-win-intrust-super-premiership/tabid/10874/newsid/101701/default.aspx
- ↑ "2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament". The Roar. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.