Mitch Allgood
Personal information
Full nameMitchell Allgood
Born (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–14 Parramatta Eels 70 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Hull Kingston Rovers 42 6 0 0 24
2017 Wakefield Trinity 8 0 0 0 0
2018–19 St. George Illawarra 4 0 0 0 0
2020 London Broncos 1 0 0 0 0
Total 125 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]
As of 21 February 2021

Mitchell Allgood (born 27 April 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship.

He previously played for the Parramatta Eels and the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL, and Hull KR and Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. He has also played for NSW City in 2012.

Background

Allgood was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Rugby league career

Early playing career

Allgood played his junior football with Brothers, Penrith Junior Rugby League Club. He played in the SG Ball competition with the Penrith Panthers, before signing with Parramatta to play in the Toyota Cup. In 2008, Allgood signed a two-year deal with Parramatta after great form in the Toyota Cup.

2011-2014: Parramatta Eels

Allgood made his NRL début in round 1 2011 against the New Zealand Warriors. He only missed 1 game in his rookie year. He was also named the 2011 Parramatta Eels season's rookie of the year. .In 2011, Allgood re-signed with Parramatta until 2013.[4] In 2013, Allgood was sin binned after punching Manly player Steve Matai and later suspended for two games. Allgood claims he was challenged by Matai on the field and said it was a case of "hit or be hit".[5]

In September 2013, Allgood was pulled over by police and charged with drink driving. It was alleged Allgood had been drinking with other Parramatta players as part of the club's Mad Monday celebrations. On 18 December 2013, Allgood was handed a two-year good behaviour bond by the magistrate.[6][7]

On 2 June 2014 Allgood was suspended for two games after being found guilty of a dangerous throw on Penrith player Josh Mansour.[8]

2015-2016 Hull Kingston Rovers

On 22 November 2014, Allgood signed a three-year contract with Hull Kingston Rovers, starting from 2015.[9]

2017- Wakefield Trinity

On 4 December 2016, Allgood signed for Wakefield Trinity on a 1-year deal following the relegation of Hull Kingston Rovers. Allgood was given the jersey number 10 by Chris Chester & John Kear

2018-2019 St George Illawarra Dragons

On 6 November 2017, Allgood signed for the St George Illawarra Dragons on a one-year deal.[10] At the end of the season he re- signed with the Dragons until the end of 2019.[11]

Allgood made his debut for St George in round 16 of the 2019 NRL season against the Melbourne Storm at WIN Stadium. In November 2019, it was announced that Allgood had been released by the club.[12]

London Broncos

On 31 January 2020, Allgood signed a contract to join the London Broncos for the 2020 season.[13]

Representative career

Allgood was named in the 2012 New South Wales City team to replace Keith Galloway on the bench.

Controversy

In September 2013, Allgood was pulled over by police and charged with a drink driving offence. It was alleged Allgood had been drinking with other Parramatta players as part of the club's Mad Monday celebrations. On 18 December 2013 Allgood was handed a two-year good behaviour bond by the magistrate.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mitchell Allgood Hull Kingston Rovers". Super League. Rugby Football League. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ↑ loverugbyleague
  3. ↑ "Mitchell Allgood – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Player Profile – Mitchell Allgood". Parramatta Eels. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011.
  5. ↑ Massoud, Josh (25 July 2015). "Fear forced me to hit Steve Matai, says Parramatta Eels prop Mitchell Allgood". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Allgood pleads guilty to drink-driving charge". ABC News. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Mitch Allgood cops two year good behaviour bond over Mad Monday drink driving charge". The Daily Telegraph. London. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Glover, Ben (2 June 2014). "Mitchell Allgood cops two week ban for dangerous throw, Mitch Rein accepts one week ban". Fox Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Allgood joins Hull KR in Super League". National Rugby League. Australian Associated Press. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "St George Illawarra make double depth signing, complete 2018 roster". Australia: Fox Sports. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Dragons re-sign Allgood, sign two more". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "NRL signings and player transfers". National Rugby League.
  13. ↑ "Mitch Allgood joins London". loverugbyleague.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.