Mitchell AUBUSSON [
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Thu May 10, 2012
Source: www.sydneyroosters.com.auSydney Roosters back rower Mitchell Aubusson will play his 100th NRL game this weekend against the Warriors at Mount Smart Stadium.
We caught up with Aubo to discuss his career so far and what may lie ahead for the youngster.
100 games you must be honoured?Yeah to achieve the honour at such a proud club is great. I started around the same time as Pearcey and SKD and they managed to get there just before me because of my injury last year but it is a goal I set myself at the start of the year and I am glad to get there!
What has been the career highlight so far?
It is pretty hard to pinpoint one moment. There has been a number of highs and lows, I have experienced everything from last to second and making the grand final was great but I just think the general feeling of winning is great.
Your one game so far at captain must have been up there?Yeah receiving that honour in the first game of the season is something I will never forget. It was more of a personal milestone though but for me playing footy is more about what we achieve as a team.
Did you ever imagine as a kid you would end up playing 100 games as a professional athlete?When your younger all you ever dream about is playing just that one game and when you finally achieve that you are happy just to get to ten games. After that I wanted to reach 50 games and it just keeps going, the more you play the more you just want to continue.
If you weren't playing in the NRL what would you be doing?I couldn't really tell you. I know for sure that I would still be playing club footy with my mates. I have a diploma in business and a few real estate tickets so probably something in the business world.
From NRL player to CEO?I do come upstairs every now and then and keep an eye on Noycey so you never know!
The club has recently re-signed Mini who looks set to finish his career a one club player, is that something that you are aiming for?Yeah definitely I would like that to be the case but I know how difficult it is for that to happen. It is not a common thing and Mini is a great exception and he deserves it for everything he's done but I have been around long enough to see that in footy club's a lot of things can change in a short period of time.
Nearly 10 weeks in to the season how have you rated your form so far?There are definitely a number of things I am still working on and there were a few things I was working on during the pre-season so hopefully I start to reap the rewards from all that hard work soon.
There seems to be a really good feel amongst the boys at the moment?Yeah everyone has fit in really well and everyone here is really close. We often all do things together, we had a big breakfast together the other day which is something I don't think most other clubs would do.
Big task to win your 100th game over in New Zealand, what are your expectations for the match?The Warriors are a different outfit over there and we have to play really well to knock them off but we definitely have the ability to do it and I'm confident that we will.
WARRIORS v ROOSTERSSat 12/05/12, Mount Smart Stadium, 7.30pm (NZ)
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Referees: Steve Lyons, Henry Perenara
Sideline Officials: Steve Carrall, Adam Reid
Video Referee: Bernard Sutton
Warriors: 1 Jerome Ropati, 2 Bill Tupou, 3 Ben Henry, 4 Konrad Hurrell, 5 Manu Vatuvei, 6 James Maloney, 7 Shaun Johnson, 8 Russell Packer, 9 Alehana Mara, 10 Ben Matulino, 11 Elijah Taylor, 12 Simon Mannering [c], 13 Feleti Mateo. Subs: 14 Lewis Brown, 15 Ukuma Ta'ai, 16 Sione Lousi, 17 Jacob Lillyman.
Roosters: 1 Anthony Minichiello, 2 Peni Tagive, 3 Joseph Leilua, 4 Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 5 Sam Perrett, 6 Braith Anasta [c], 7 Mitchell Pearce, 8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 9 Jake Friend, 10 Martin Kennedy, 11 Aidan Guerra, 12 Mitchell Aubusson, 13 Tinirau Arona. Subs: 14 Boyd Cordner, 15 Lama Tasi, 16 Brad Takairangi, 17 Mose Masoe, 18 Jack Bosden (one to be omitted).
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Source: www.sydneyroosters.com.auMitchell Aubusson is just one of those players - No matter where he plays on the field you just know he will get the job done.
Jumping between second row and the centres Aubusson seems to just take his job for the day on board and execute it without a problem.
'Aubo', as he is known by his mates, currently describes himself as a 'fill in' player for the injured centre pairing of Shaun Kenny-Dowall and Tautau Moga.
Some fill in.
The Ballina junior trots out the standard football line that he is just happy to play where the team needs him.
The difference is there is nothing standard about what Aubusson is saying.
Aubusson actually means it when he says it and this dedication is evident by his elation to 'fill in' captain for Monday night's win over the Rabbitohs after Anasta was a last minute withdrawal.
"My job is to be a utility for the team and to make sure I get the job done that is assigned to me at the start of the week," Aubusson said.
"Once Smithy tells me right your playing centre or it is second row this week I just focus on the position I am given, do all my relevant video work and make sure I am fully prepared.
"If I am in the second row I know I will have to get through a larger workload but the pressure is amplified a bit in the centre - one mistake and you're in big trouble."
After another notable performance against the Bunnies where he lined up against champion centre Greg Inglis you would be forgiven for not knowing it was Aubusson's first match in nearly a year.
"I actually felt great going in to the game, it's a good feeling going in to a game knowing you have fully prepared," Aubusson said.
"The shoulder came out 100% as well so it was a great start and it was exciting to have that nervous buzz back when you wake up on game day."
Aubo probably would have been a little more nervous if he knew he was going to captain the club for the first time, lucky he only found out 15 minutes before kick-off while in the dressing room.
Speaking of the dressing room, Aubusson cuts a silent figure in the sheds before kick-off.
Backed up against a wall with his ipod in, Aubusson develops a serious pose not often found on the face of one of the serial jokers of the squad.
"It's just a kind of ritual I go in to, to make sure I am in the right mind space before I speak to anyone else," he said.
"Once I'm in that zone it helps me to get amongst it and fire up some of the other boys."
Aubusson declares his personal aim for the year is to play as consistently as he can throughout the entire season.
Coming from one of the most consistent players in the NRL maybe it's time for a new goal!
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 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
11 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [05 Mar 12] W 24-20 v Souths (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [11 Mar 12] L 0-18 v Penrith (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [18 Mar 12] W 14-8 v Canberra (H). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [25 Mar 12] L 4-44 v Melbourne (A). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [31 Mar 12] W 26-8 v Warriors (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [07 Apr 12] W 18-12 v Gold Coast (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [14 Apr 12] L 12-50 v North Qld (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [25 Apr 12] L 24-28 v Dragons (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [06 May 12] W 24-6 v Newcastle (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [12 May 12] L 26-30 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [20 May 12] L 10-18 v Manly (A). [SR]
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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
8 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Mar 11] W 40-29 v Rabbitohs (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 11] L 16-27 v Sea Eagles (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 11] L 20-24 v Canterbury (A). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 11] W 24-6 v Wests Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 11] L 12-24 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 11] L 6-24 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 11] L 10-24 v Dragons (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 11] L 13-24 v Titans (A). [CT]
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
26 games; 8 tries, 32 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Mar 10] W 36-10 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [21 Mar 10] W 44-32 v Tigers (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 10] L 14-60 v Bulldogs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 10] W 25-6 v Broncos (H). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [11 Apr 10] L 6-28 v Panthers (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 10] W 36-6 v Raiders (H). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 10] L 6-28 v Dragons (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [02 May 10] W 12-8 v Tigers (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [10 May 10] L 14-32 v Cowboys (H). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 10] L 18-34 v Knights (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [31 May 10] W 30-16 v Titans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 10] L 18-42 v Sharks (H). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [14 Jun 10] W 38-6 v Storm (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 10] L 18-20 v Warriors (H). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 10] W 22-12 v Raiders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 10] W 18-14 v Rabbitohs (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [18 Jul 10] W 36-32 v Bulldogs (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 10] W 34-30 v Broncos (A). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 10] W 48-12 v Eels (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [23 Aug 10] L 14-23 v Titans (H). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 10] W 30-14 v Sea Eagles (H). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 10] W 18-8 v Cowboys (A). [SR]
[View] Finals Week 1 [11 Sep 10] W 19-15 v Wests Tigers. [SR]
[View] Finals Week 2 [18 Sep 10] W 34-12 v Panthers. [SR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [24 Sep 10] W 32-6 v Titans. [SR]
[View] Grand Final [03 Oct 10] L 8-32 v Dragons. [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
17 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Mar 09] L 12-52 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 09] W 28-4 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 09] L 24-40 v Tigers (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 09] W 24-6 v Eels (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 09] L 24-28 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 09] L 20-24 v Titans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [20 Jun 09] L 22-24 v Cowboys (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 09] W 19-12 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 09] L 12-34 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 09] L 24-30 v Warriors (H). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 09] L 20-40 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 09] W 30-18 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 09] L 10-17 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 09] L 12-44 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 09] L 4-28 v Bulldogs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 09] L 4-38 v Storm (A). [CT]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 09] L 16-32 v Cowboys (H). [CT]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
22 games; 9 tries, 36 points.
[View] Round 2 [21 Mar 08] L 14-20 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] W 10-6 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [04 Apr 08] W 40-12 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 08] W 28-12 v Panthers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [20 Apr 08] L 20-34 v Knights (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 08] L 6-26 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [10 May 08] W 30-4 v Raiders (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 10 [16 May 08] W 32-12 v Eels (A). [LK]
[View] Round 11 [25 May 08] W 38-12 v Warriors (A). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 08] W 19-10 v Tigers (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 08] L 0-42 v Sea Eagles (A). [LK]
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 08] W 32-12 v Panthers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 08] W 24-14 v Bulldogs (H). [LK]
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 08] L 28-32 v Gold Coast (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 08] L 12-34 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 08] W 34-12 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 08] W 32-20 v Cowboys (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [10 Aug 08] L 24-28 v Eels (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 08] L 6-30 v Storm (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [22 Aug 08] L 0-20 v Sharks (A). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 08] W 22-20 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 08] L 13-30 v Warriors (A). [CT]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
17 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [19 Mar 07] L 6-18 v Rabbitohs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 2 [24 Mar 07] L 6-43 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [01 Apr 07] L 8-30 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (40th)
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] L 10-28 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [13 May 07] W 24-18 v Titans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [19 May 07] L 2-26 v Storm (A). [F8]
[View] Round 13 [09 Jun 07] W 64-30 v Cowboys (H). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] W 24-20 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [23 Jun 07] L 16-36 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [02 Jul 07] L 6-38 v Bulldogs (A). [LK]
[View] Round 17 [07 Jul 07] L 0-56 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [14 Jul 07] W 23-12 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] W 20-17 v Knights (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 07] W 26-16 v Storm (H). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [05 Aug 07] D 31-31 v Warriors (H). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [10 Aug 07] W 26-22 v Wests Tigers (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [19 Aug 07] L 18-22 v Gold Coast (A). [CT]
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2006 VB NSWRL Premier League
Newtown Jets
7 tries, 28 points.
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