Daniel Mortimer

Daniel Mortimer (born 13 June 1989) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker, scrum-half or stand-off for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels, Gold Coast Titans, Sydney Roosters and the Cronulla Sharks. Mortimer was a Prime Minister's XIII representative and won the 2013 NRL Grand Final with the Roosters.

Playing career

2009

In Round 12, Mortimer made his NRL debut for the Eels against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at five-eighth in the Eels 13-10 loss at Parramatta Stadium. In Round 16 against the Brisbane Broncos, Mortimer scored his first NRL career try in the Eels 21-14 win at Parramatta Stadium. Mortimer went on to score 10 tries from 18 games in his rookie season, helping the Eels to make it to the 2009 NRL Grand Final in a late season surge, playing at five-eighth against the Melbourne Storm in the Eels 23-16 loss.

In 2018, Mortimer recalled his memories of the 2009 grand final saying "It was a whirlwind, it was surreal. It feels like a movie I watched. I don't think we've seen a team do that since, to be so far out of the eight then to go on to the grand final, it was an absolute buzz, something I'm so thankful I was a part of it".

2010

In 2010, after a lacklustre start to the season, Mortimer reflected on 2009 saying, "We hit form that not many teams have done in the history of footy, so to be judged on that's pretty harsh". Mortimer finished the 2010 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Parramatta Eels. During the 2010 season, Mortimer was reportedly offered $500,000 a season to join rivals Canterbury where is father Peter Mortimer played but turned down the offer to remain at Parramatta until the end of the 2012 season.

2011

Mortimer played in 9 matches for the Parramatta Eels in the 2011 NRL season after spending most the season in the New South Wales Cup for the Wentworthville Magpies after the Eels Round 10 match against the North Queensland Cowboys where they lost 40-26 at 1300SMILES Stadium. In October 2011, Mortimer signed a 2-year contract with the Sydney Roosters starting in 2012.

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