Mitchell Pearce
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Personal information
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| Nickname | Junior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 April 1989 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mitchell Pearce (born 7 April 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative half-back, he has played his entire career with the Roosters and was a member of their 2013 NRL Premiership-winning team. Pearce has also played for the City New South Wales team. His father, Wayne Pearce, is a former NSW State of Origin and Australian test player and is a commissioner of the Australian Rugby League Commission.
Pearce has been involved in several controversies. Following his actions at an Australia Day party in 2016, he was fined $125,000 and suspended for 8 matches.
Pearce played rugby union while at Barker College, before transferring to Marist College North Shore for his senior years, where he played league alongside his friend Kieran Foran.
Pearce made his National Rugby League debut for the Sydney Roosters on 24 March 2007 against the North Queensland Cowboys at Dairy Farmers Stadium. After three First Grade appearances for the Roosters, Pearce's contract was extended by the club to the end of the 2010 season.
In his debut season, he scored 2 tries and registered 13 try assists, a back injury keeping him out of the latter part of the season. In an early career highlight, Pearce ran 80 metres to score a last-minute try, snatching victory for the Sydney Roosters against the Penrith Panthers in a 24–20 win on 16 June 2007.
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