Kurt Mann (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. A utility player, he has started games in the positions of , and . He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. Background Mann was born in Winton, Queensland, Australia and was educated at St. Brendan's College, Yeppoon. Mann played his junior rugby league for the Winton Diamantina Devils, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. Playing career Early career In 2011 and 2012, Mann played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. On 21 April 2012, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team. On 20 June 2012, he signed a three-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2013. He played for the Storm's NYC team in 2013. On 20 April 2013, he again played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team. 2014 In 2014, Mann moved on to Melbourne's New South Wales Cup team, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. In February 2014, he played for Melbourne in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines. In round 9 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm, against Manly-Warringah. He played at centre and scored the match winning try on debut, in Melbourne's 22-19 win at AAMI Park. He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 8 matches and scored 6 tries. Furthermore, he was the awarded 2014 Melbourne Storm Rookie of the Year. 2015 On 31 January and 1 February, Mann played in the Melbourne club's 2015 NRL Auckland Nines campaign. On 1 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons, starting in 2016. He finished off his last year with the Storm by playing in 20 matches and scoring 4 tries. 2016 In February, Mann played for St. George Illawarra in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines. In round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his club debut for St. George Illawarra against his former club, Melbourne, playing at fullback in the Saints 16-18 loss at AAMI Park. In round 12, against the North Queensland Cowboys, he scored his first try for St. George Illawarra. He was the club's leading try-scorer for the season with ten tries. Mann was a member of the Illawarra