Mitchell is a member of the 2021 South Sydney premiership decider making squad, missing the premiership decider through suspension.
Mitchell's registered birth name was Goolagong. His parents are Trish Goolagong and Matt Mitchell and is a proud indigenous man. He had a established career before joing South Sydney, with the Sydney Roosters. He was a New South Wales junior represtantive at U16, U18 and U20 levels, before playing for New South Wales at State of Origin and playing for Australia in internationals before coming to South Sydney. He made his South Sydney first grade premiership debut in 2020 Round 1 clash against Cronulla-Sutherland at Stadium Australia.
Mitchell is a tall powerful running centre or fullback who has a outstanding cut out passing game. He is a noted left footed goalkicker who kicked 31 goals in succession for South Sydney. But he also struggles with disapline, having one of the clubs significant suspension records.
Mitchell made his South Sydney captaincy debut in the 2022 Round 17 clash against Newcastle at the Newcastle Stadium.
Mitchell continued his representative career at South Sydney playing in the Indigenous team in the 2020 All-Stars clash against the New Zealand Maori. He continued his international career at South Sydney when he played for Australia in the winning 2022 Rugby League World Cup, scoring 2 tries in the final. He made his repreentative captaincy debut for the 2024 Australian Indigenous team in the All-Stars clash against the New Zealand Maori.
Mitchell is very active in the Aboriginal community and won the 2023 Ken Stephen Medal for his services.
Player Relatives
Father - Mitchell, Matthew
Brother - Mitchell, Shaquai
Cousin - Ferguson, Ethan
Playing - Height / Weight
193cm / 102kg
Representative Qualification
Indigenous
NSW Country
Date of Birth
Taree - 16th June 1997
Previous Clubs First Grade : Lower Grades : Juniors
M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt
Taree
Central Coast (2013) : : U16 . 7 - - 28
Sydney Roosters (2014-15) : NYC 36 17 22 - 104 : U18 . 16 - - 64
Sydney Roosters (2016-19) NRL 96 65 209 1 679 :
Sydney Roosters (2016) WCC 1 - - - - :
Wyong (2017) : NSWC 2 3 - - 12
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
New South Wales U16 (2013) 1 1 - - 4
New South Wales U18 (2014) 1 1 - - 4
Australian Schoolboys (2014) 7 13 - - 52
New South Wales U20 (2015) 1 1 - - 4
Aus Indigenous (2017,19) 2 - 3 - 6
New Souths Wales SOO (2018-19) 4 2 - - 8
Australia (2018-19) 4 - 6 - 12
Previous Awards
Sydney Roosters SG Ball Player of the Year (2014)
SG Ball Grand Final Player of the Match (2014)
NYC Team of the Year - Interchange (2015)
National Dreamtime - Male Sportsman of the Year (2018)
NRL Dally M Centre of the Year (2019)
Playing Career at South Sydney (2020-24)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
2020 Rd01 StAu v Cronulla-Sutherland(22y 272d)
Contracted Until
End of 2027
First Grade
Premiership : Pre-Season Challenge
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2020 14 14 - 4 5/8 - 26
2021 17 17 - 13 7/11 1 - 67
2022 17 17 - 7 61/78 - 1 152*
2023 16 16 - 9 53/73 1 - 143*: 1 1 - 1 7/7 - - 18
* - Top Point Scorer
TOTAL 64 64 - 33 126/169 2 1 388
SS FG 65 65 - 34 133/176 2 1 406
Lower Grades
(RG) Premiership : (RG) State Championship
Year M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2020 - - - - - - - :
2021 - - - - - - - - :
2022 - - - - - - - - :
2023 - - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - -
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
CAREER 64 64 - 33 126/169 2 1 388 : 1 1 - 1 7/7 - - 18 : 65 65 - 34 133/176 2 1 406
Short Form
9s
M S I T G/A FG Pts
2020 - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - -
SS SF - - - - - - -
Match Statistics at South Sydney
Versus - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (RG) Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
Brisbane 6 8/10 1 - 41 :
Canterbury 5 15/22 - - 50 :
Cronulla 1 18/19 1 - 41 :
Dolphins 1 6/7 - - 16 :
Gold Coast 2 - - - 8 :
Manly 4 7/12 - - 30 :
Melbourne 1 7/16 - 1 20 :
Newcastle - 7/10 - - 14 :
Nth Qld - 4/4 - - 8 :
Parramatta - 10/13 - - 20 :
Penrith 3 10/14 - - 32 :
St Geo-Ill 4 9/13 - - 34 :
Syd Rstrs 4 18/23 - - 52 :
Warriors 3 9/11 - - 30 :
Wests-Tig 1 8/10 - - 20 :
Venues - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (RG) Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
StAu 14 46/66 1 - 149 :
Brok 1 2/3 - - 8 :
Crns - 5/5 - - 10 :
Ende 1 9/9 1 - 23 :
Koga 1 4/7 - - 12 :
LngS 10 20/26 - - 80 :
LVgs 1 2/5 - - 8 :
MRSt 1 -/3 - 1 6 :
NISC - 7/10 - - 14 :
Penr - 3/4 - - 6 :
Prth - 2/3 - - 4 :
Robi 1 - - - 4 :
SFS2 1 20/24 - - 44 :
SunS 3 9/10 - - 30 :
Tamw - 4/6 - - 8 :
WSS 1 3/5 - - 10 :
2020 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG : Min Tac Pe MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG
ChSh Flbk #1 St Geo-Ill Mudg W 40 2 1 - - - 6 - 52 1 1 2 1 - - - :
Rd01 Flbk #1 Cronulla StAu W 55 3 - - 1 - 6 - 61 1 1 2 - - - - :
Rd02 Flbk #1 Brisbane LngS L 80 6 - - 4 - 10 - 102 2 - - - - - - :
Rd03 Flbk #1 Syd Rstrs WSS L 80 8 - - 3 - 13 - 101 1 - - 1 - - - :
Rd04 Flbk #1 Melbourne MRSt L 80 7 1 - - - 14 - 136 1 2 - 1 - - - :
Rd05 Flbk #1 Gold Coast WSS W 80 5 1 - - 1 11 - 62 1 1 1 3 1 - - :
Rd06 Flbk #1 Warriors WSS W 80 4 1 - - - 15 1 146 1 - 1 2 - - - :
Rd07 Flbk #1 Penrith Koga L 76 6 1 - - - 13 - 123 4 - 1 - - - - :
Rd08 Flbk #1 Canterbury WSS W 80 2 - - 1 - 10 - 100 1 - - 1 - - - :
Rd09 Flbk #1 Wests-Tig WSS W 80 3 1 - 1 - 9 - 74 - - - 1 - - - :
Rd10 Suspended :
Rd11 Suspended :
Rd12 Flbk #1 St Geo-Ill Koga W 80 3 - - 2 - 11 1 78 1 - 6 - 1 4/7 - :
Rd13 Flbk #1 Brisbane StAu W 80 6 - - 1 1 16 - 204 - 1 2 1 - - - :
Rd14 Flbk #1 Nth Qld NQSt W 80 4 - - 2 - 9 2 91 1 - 1 1 - - - :
Rd15 Flbk #1 Manly StAu W 80 1 - - - 1 11 - 80 1 - - 1 2 1/1 - :
Rd16 Flbk #1 Parramatta WSS W 49 - - - - - 12 - 133 1 - - 1 - - - :
2020 TOTALS 1060 58 5 - 15 3 160 4 1491 16 5 14 13 4 5/8 - :
2020 FG Average Minutes - 75.7
2020 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 4.4
2020 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 12.1
2020 FG Average Meters per run - 9.3m
2020 FG Tackling Ability - 79.5%
2020 FG Goalkicking - 62.5%
2021 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
ChSh Flbk #1 St Geo-Ill Mudg W 40 1 - - 1 1 7 - 73 - 1 - 3 1 - - - :
Rd01 Flbk #1 Melbourne MRSt L 80 5 - - - 1 19 1 180 1 4 - 1 1 - - - :
Rd02 Flbk #1 Manly Brok W 70 1 1 - 1 - 12 - 151 2 - 1 1 1 2/3 - - :
Rd03 Flbk #1 Syd Rstrs StAu W 80 6 1 - - - 12 - 127 3 - 2 2 - 1/2 - - :
Rd04 Flbk #1 Canterbury StAu W 80 6 1 - - - 11 1 139 1 2 1 1 1 - - - :
Rd05 Flbk #1 Brisbane StAu W 80 5 - - - 1 14 2 157 - 1 1 1 2 - 1 - :
Rd06 Flbk #1 Wests-Tig StAu W 82 9 1 - - 1 15 - 179 1 1 - - - - - - :
Rd07 Suspended :
Rd08 Suspended :
Rd09 Suspended :
Rd10 Suspended :
Rd11 Flbk #1 Penrith Dubb L 80 2 1 - 3 - 11 1 97 - 1 - 1 - - - - :
Rd12 Flbk #1 Parramatta StAu W 80 2 - - 3 - 9 - 70 - 2 - 2 - - - - :
Rd14 Flbk #1 Newcastle StAu W 80 4 - - - 2 14 2 192 3 1 - - - - - - :
Rd15 Flbk #1 Brisbane LngS W 64 4 - - - 1 10 1 67 - - 1 1 1 1/1 - - :
Rd16 Flbk #1 Wests-Tig Leic W 80 2 - - 1 - 9 - 93 1 - 2 - - - - - :
Rd19 Flbk #1 Warriors SunS W 80 1 1 - - 2 16 2 194 1 4 - 1 1 1/2 - - :
Rd20 Flbk #1 St Geo-Ill LngS W 80 4 1 - - 3 10 - 164 1 - 1 - 2 - - - :
Rd21 Flbk #1 Parramatta Robi W 80 4 - 2 1 1 10 1 125 - - - 2 - - - - :
Rd22 Flbk #1 Gold Coast Robi W 80 5 - - - 3 11 - 184 2 3 - 1 1 - - - :
Rd23 Flbk #1 Penrith LngS L 80 7 2 - - 1 12 - 92 2 1 - - 1 - - - :
Rd24 Flbk #1 Syd Rstrs LngS W 70 - 1 - - 2 13 - 186 - 1 - - 2 2/3 - - :
Rd25 Suspended :
MPSF Suspended :
mPF Suspended :
GF Suspended :
2021 TOTALS 1326 67 10 2 9 18 208 11 2397 18 21 9 14 13 7/11 1 - :
2021 FG Average Minutes - 78.0
2021 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 4.0
2021 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 12.5
2021 FG Average Meters per run - 11.5m
2021 FG Tackling Ability - 88.2%
2021 FG Goalkicking - 63.6%
2022 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Rd01 Suspended :
Rd02 Flbk #1 Melbourne MRSt L 80 6 - - - - 9 - 93 3 - - 2 - -/3 - 1 :
Rd03 Flbk #1 Syd Rstrs StAu W 80 6 - - 2 - 8 - 135 1 - - - 1 4/5 - - :
Rd04 Flbk #1 Penrith Penr L 80 2 1 - 1 - 10 - 86 - 2 1 - - 2/2 - - :
Rd05 Flbk #1 St Geo-Ill StAu W 13 - - - - - 3 1 25 - - - 1 1 -/1 - - :
Rd16 Flbk #1 Parramatta StAu W 80 - - - - - 17 1 145 2 2 - - - 5/5 - - :
Rd17 Flbk #1 Newcastle NISC W 80 6 3 - - 1 11 1 82 - - - 2 - 6/8 - - (c) :
Rd18 Flbk #1 Canterbury StAu W 80 2 2 - - 1 14 - 137 1 3 2 3 1 4/7 - - (c) :
Rd19 Flbk #1 Melbourne StAu W 80 6 - - - - 8 - 70 - 1 2 2 - 2/5 - - :
Rd20 Flbk #1 Cronulla Ende L 87 9 - - 2 - 6 - 62 - 1 - - 1 4/4 - - :
Rd21 Flbk #1 Warriors SunS W 61 3 - - - 2 9 - 66 1 3 - 2 2 8/8 - - :
Rd22 Flbk #1 Parramatta WSS W 80 2 - - - 3 14 - 211 - 2 1 1 - 3/5 - - :
Rd23 Flbk #1 Penrith StAu L 80 5 2 - 2 - 13 - 92 2 2 1 2 - 3/5 - - :
Rd24 Flbk #1 Nth Qld StAu W 80 1 - - - - 19 - 173 2 2 2 1 - 4/4 - - :
Rd25 Flbk #1 Syd Rstrs SFS2 L 70 6 3 1 1 - 14 - 100 3 - 2 1 - 2/2 - - :
mPSF Flbk #1 Syd Rstrs SFS2 W 80 6 1 - 1 1 9 - 78 1 - 2 - 1 5/5 - - :
MSF Flbk #1 Cronulla SFS2 W 80 2 1 - - 1 9 - 66 3 1 1 1 - 7/7 - - :
MF Flbk #1 Penrith StAu L 80 7 - - 4 - 12 1 91 1 - 3 - - 2/2 - - :
2022 TOTALS 1271 69 13 1 13 9 185 4 1712 20 19 17 18 7 61/78 - 1 :
2022 FG Average Minutes - 74.8
2022 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 4.3
2022 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 11.6
2022 FG Average Meters per run - 9.3m
2022 FG Tackling Ability - 84.1%
2022 FG Goalkicking - 78.2%
2023 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Pre02 Flbk #1 St Geo-Ill Mudg W 63 1 - - 1 - 1 7 - 72 1 - - - 1 7/7 - - :
Rd01 Flbk #1 Cronulla Ende W 80 5 - - - 1 - 10 - 127 - 1 2 1 - 5/5 1 - :
Rd02 Flbk #1 Penrith Penr L 80 6 1 - - 1 - 12 1 113 - 3 1 - - 1/2 - - :
Rd03 Flbk #1 Syd Rstrs SFS2 L 80 3 2 - 1 2 - 16 - 128 1 1 2 1 - 3/5 - - :
Rd04 Flbk #1 Manly StAu W 82 5 1 1 - - - 15 - 155 - 1 - - - 2/3 - - :
Rd05 Flbk #1 Melbourne StAu L 80 - - - 1 1 - 21 - 172 1 - - 1 - 1/2 - - :
Rd06 Flbk #1 Canterbury StAu W 80 1 - - - 1 - 15 - 191 2 1 2 2 3 7/10 - - :
Rd07 Flbk #1 Dolphins LngS W 80 2 - - - 2 1 15 1 110 1 1 2 1 1 6/7 - - :
Rd08 Flbk #1 Penrith StAu W 80 5 1 - - 1 1 18 1 109 1 2 1 - 2 2/4 - - :
Rd09 Flbk #1 Brisbane LngS W 80 4 - - - 1 - 13 - 108 - - 3 - 2 4/6 - - :
Rd10 Flbk #1 Melbourne LngS W 80 3 - - 1 1 - 6 - 86 2 - 5 2 - 4/6 - - :
Rd11 Flbk #1 Wests-Tig StAu W 80 3 - - - 1 1 11 - 89 - 1 2 1 1 4/4 - - :
Rd12 Flbk #1 Parramatta SFS2 L 80 3 - - 4 2 - 9 1 61 - - 2 - - 2/3 - - :
Rd22 Flbk #1 Wests-Tig Tamw W 80 2 - - 1 - - 18 - 171 - 3 2 - - 4/6 - - :
Rd23 Flbk #1 Cronulla Prth L 80 6 1 - 1 1 - 15 - 124 1 1 2 1 - 2/3 - - :
Rd24 Flbk #1 St Geo-Ill Crns W 80 2 - - 1 1 - 11 - 88 1 1 2 2 - 5/5 - - :
Rd25 Flbk #1 Newcastle NISC L 78 5 2 - 2 1 - 24 1 204 3 4 - - - 1/2 - - :
Rd27 Suspended :
2023 TOTALS 1280 55 8 1 12 17 3 229 5 2036 13 20 28 12 9 53/73 1 - :
2023 FG Average Minutes - 80.0
2023 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 3.4
2023 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 14.3
2023 FG Average Meters per run - 8.9m
2023 FG Tackling Ability - 82.1%
2024 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Rd01 Flbk #1 Manly LVgs L 80 4 1 - - 2 1 17 1 120 3 2 - 2 1 2/5 - - :
Rd02 Flbk #1 Brisbane LngS L 80 6 - - 4 1 1 19 - 177 - 1 1 - 1 3/3 - - :
Rd03 Flbk #1 Syd Rstrs SFS2 L 70 3 1 - - 1 - 15 1 131 - - 1 - - 1/1 - - :
Rd04 Flbk #1 Canterbury StAu W 80 5 - - - 1 - 16 - 97 2 2 2 - - 4/5 - - :
Rd05 Flbk #1 Warriors StAu L 80 2 2 - 3 2 - 13 1 84 1 3 - - - -/1 - - :
Rd06 Suspended :
Rd08 Suspended :
Rd09 Suspended :
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
2022 Rd17 v Newcastle (23y)
First Grade
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %)
2022 2( 2- 0-0 100%) :
TOTAL 2( 2- 0-0 100%) :
SS FG 2( 2- 0-0 100%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Fine Wk CO Ldg G CHARGE 2020 Offield $20,000 - - - - Bringing the game in Disripute over COVID-19 Social Distancing Breach 2020 Rd09 FG Wests-Tig $550 - - 0% 1 Careless High Tackle 2020 Rd09 FG Wests-Tig - 2 25 0% 2 Striking 2021 Rd06 FG Wests-Tig - 4 20 40% 2 Dangerous contact - head/neck 2021 Rd06 FG Wests-Tig $1,600 - - - 1 Dangerous contact - other 2021 Rd06 FG Wests-Tig $1,600 - - - 1 Contray Conduct 2021 Rd24 FG Syd Rstrs - 6 75 80% 2 Reckless High Tackle 2023 Rd25 FG Newcastle - 1 - 1st 2 Dangerous Contact 2024 Rd04 FG Canterbury $1,800 - - 2nd 1 Dangerous Contact 2024 Rd05 FG Warriors - 3 - 3rd 2 Dangerous Contact
Sin Bins
Year Grade v CHARGE 2020 Rd07 FG Penrith 10SB Professional Foul 2021 Rd02 FG Manly 10SB Professional Foul 2021 Rd24 FG Syd Rstrs 10SB High Tackle 2022 Rd25 FG Syd Rstrs 10SB Professional Foul 2023 Rd25 FG Newcastle 10SB Dangerous Contact(Elbow) 2024 Rd02 FG Syd Rstrs 10SB Professional Foul
Player Awards
Year Award 2021 - NSWRL True Blue Award 2023 - Ken Stephen Medal for community service 2023 - Souths Cares Community Service Award
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic Interstate : Other
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
New South Wales Origin 2021 3 3 - 4 3/4 - - 22 :
TOTAL 3 3 - 4 3/4 - - 22
International Internationals : Other
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
Aus Indigenous 2020-23 : 3 3 - - 2/4 - - 4
Australia 2022 5 5 - 5 - - - 20 :
TOTAL 5 5 - 5 - - - 20 : 3 3 - - 2/4 - - 4
ALL REPS 11 11 - 9 5/8 - - 46
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG 2FG
2020 Flbk Aus Indigenous v NZ Maori All-Stars - - -
2021 Flbk Aus Indigenous v NZ Maori All-Stars - 2/2 - -
2021 LCnt New South Wales v Queensland SOO I 2 1/1 - -
2021 LCnt New South Wales v Queensland SOO II 1 - - -
2021 LCnt New South Wales v Queensland SOO III 1 2/3 - -
2022 Australia (RLWC2021 Squad)
2022 LCnt Australia v Fiji RLWC2021 1 - - -
2022 LCnt Australia v Italy RLWC2021 1 - - -
2022 LCnt Australia v Lebanon RLWC2021 QF 1 - - -
2022 LCnt Australia v New Zealand RLWC2021 SF - - - -
2022 LCnt Australia v Samoa RLWC2021 F 2 - - -
2023 Flbk Aus Indigenous v NZ Maori All Stars - -/2 - -
2023 Cntr New South Wales v Queensland SOO I (Withdrew due to calf injury)
2023 Cntr New South Wales v Queensland SOO II (Withdrew due to calf injury)
2023 Australia (Kangaroos Pac Champ Train-On Squad) (Withdrew due to offseason hand injury)
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