Jeremy Latimore (born 8 December 1986) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played as a . He played for the

Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and ...

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, St. George-Illawarra Dragons in two separate spells, and the

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and the

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in the

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. Latimore also played for the

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in 2015.

Background

Latimore was born in

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, Australia. He played his junior football for the

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before being signed by the Jeffery -Sutherland Sharks.

Playing career

He played for Cronulla's

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team in 2006, before being signed by the

. In round 11 of the

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, he made his

debut for the Parramatta side against the

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, also known as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra that competes in the Nat ...

. After playing seven games for Parramatta that year, he signed with the

. 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 The St. George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) since 1999 after a j ...

for 2012. 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 The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top-tier competition in New ...

. On 2 August 2012, Latimore signed a two-year contract with the

starting in 2013. Latimore played for Penrith in the club's 2014 preliminary final defeat against Canterbury-Bankstown at

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. 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. On 26 September 2015, he played for the

against

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. He signed with the

for the 2017 season. On 20 September, Latimore re-joined St. George on a one-year deal in 2018. Latimore played in both finals games for St. George in the

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which were against Brisbane in the elimination final where St. George won 48–18 at

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. The following week, Latimore played in the club's 13–12 elimination final defeat against South Sydney at

. In the latter stages of his career, Latimore was jokingly referred to across various social media platforms as the G.O.A.T (Greatest of all time). On 29 July 2019, Latimore announced he would be retiring at the end of the

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Post playing

In 2021, Latimore played for the

Mittagong Lions Mittagong Lions Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Mittagong, New South Wales. Originally a rugby union club in the late 19th century, Mittagong was a founding member of the Berrima District Rugby Le ...

in the

Group 6 Rugby League The Macarthur Conference Rugby League is a senior Rugby league competition in New South Wales, Australia, administered by the New South Wales Rugby League. Formerly known as Group 6 Rugby League, the competition was, until 2019, run under the a ...

competition.

References

External links

St. George Illawarra Dragons profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Latimore, Jeremy 1986 births Living people Auckland rugby league team players Australian people of Māori descent Australian rugby league players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Illawarra Cutters players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand Warriors players Parramatta Eels players Penrith Panthers players Prime Minister's XIII players Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows St. George Illawarra Dragons players Wentworthville Magpies players 21st-century Australian sportsmen People from Port Macquarie