Jeremy Latimore

Jeremy Latimore

Personal information
Born	(1986-12-08) 8 December 1986 (age 38) Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009 Parramatta Eels 7 0 0 0 0 2010–11 New Zealand Warriors 24 2 0 0 8 2012 St. George Illawarra 14 0 0 0 0 2013–16 Penrith Panthers 75 3 0 0 12 2017 Cronulla Sharks 19 0 0 0 0 2018–19 St. George Illawarra 43 2 0 0 8 Total 182 7 0 0 28 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015 Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1] As of 22 September 2019

Jeremy Latimore (born 8 December 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop.

He played for the Parramatta Eels, New Zealand Warriors, St. George-Illawarra Dragons in two separate spells, and the Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.^[2] Latimore also played for the Prime Minister's XIII in 2015.

Background

Latimore was born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior football for the Port Macquarie Sharks before being signed by the Jeffery -Sutherland Sharks.

Playing career

He played for Cronulla's Premier League team in 2006,^[3] before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. In round 11 of the 2009 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Parramatta side against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. After playing seven games for Parramatta that year, he signed with the New Zealand Warriors.

Latimore played in 24 games for the Warriors in 2010 and 2011, scoring two tries before signing a one-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons for 2012.^[4]

Latimore joined St. George Illawarra in the off-season and started the year off as a starting player in the Saints line-up for round 1 against the Newcastle Knights.

On 2 August 2012, Latimore signed a two-year contract with the Penrith Panthers starting in 2013. Latimore played for Penrith in the club's 2014 preliminary final defeat against Canterbury-Bankstown at ANZ Stadium.^[5][6]

On 15 May 2015, it was announced that Latimore would be extending his stay with the Penrith outfit for a further two seasons until the end of 2017.^[7] On 26 September 2015, he played for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea.^[8]

He signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for the 2017 season.^[9]

On 20 September, Latimore re-joined St. George on a one-year deal in 2018.^[10] Latimore played in both finals games for St. George in the 2018 NRL season which were against Brisbane in the elimination final where St. George won 48–18 at Suncorp Stadium. The following week, Latimore played in the club's 13–12 elimination final defeat against South Sydney at ANZ Stadium.

Post playing

On 29 July 2019, Latimore announced he would be retiring as a player following the conclusion of the 2019 NRL season.^[11]

In 2021, Latimore played for the Mittagong Lions in the Group 6 Rugby League competition.^[12]

Latimore was jokingly referred to as the G.O.A.T (Greatest of all time) across various social media platforms in the latter stages of his career.^[13]

References

1. "Jeremy Latimore – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
2. "St George Illawarra Dragons cult hero Jeremy Latimore to retire at end of 2019 season". Sporting News.
3. "Jeremy Latimore". The World of Rugby League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008.
4. "Dragons sign Matthews, Latimore". National Rugby League. Australian Associated Press. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
5. Toohey, Barry (2 August 2012). "Penrith Panthers sign Jeremy Latimore from St George Illawarra Dragons on two-year deal". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
6. "NRL preliminary final: Bulldogs down Panthers to reach grand final". The Guardian. 27 September 2014.
7. "Panthers re-sign duo". National Rugby League. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
8. "Merrin to lead Prime Minister's XIII". National Rugby League. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
9. "Sharks sign Williams, Latimore". National Rugby League. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
10. "Dragons want more experience in NRL pack". SBS News. Australian Associated Press. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
11. "Latimore to retire at season's end". National Rugby League. 29 July 2019.
12. "Camden Rams 1st Grade vs Mittagong Lions 1st Grade – Round 6, 2021 – Match Centre".
13. "St George Illawarra Dragons cult hero Jeremy Latimore to retire at end of 2019 season". Sporting News.

External links

• St. George Illawarra Dragons profile
• Dragons profile