Background
Linnett was born in Shellharbour, New South Wales and a grew up in Barrack Heights, a suburb of Shellharbour.
Linnett was born in Shellharbour, New South Wales and a grew up in Barrack Heights, a suburb of Shellharbour.
He attended Warilla High School and played junior football for both the Portuguese Kembla Blacks and Windang Pelicans.
A Scottish international centre, he previously played for the Sydney Roosters. While at high school, Linnett was a promising rugby union player, representing NSW Country High Schools, but ultimately decided to stick with rugby league. In 2007, Linnett played for the Illawarra Steelers in the SG Ball Cup, earning a contract with the Street George Illawarra Dragons.
Linnett played with the Dragons New York City side between 2008 and 2009, scoring 31 tries in 51 games, before joining the Sydney Roosters in 2010.
2010 Linnett made his NRL debut in Round 14 of the 2010 NRL season. 2011 In 2011, Linnett was limited to just 10 NRL games.
In Round 23, he played on through a season-ending knee injury, scoring a try in the Roosters" 20-12 victory over the Dragons. On 3 August, he signed a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.
2012 Linnett scored his first try for the Cowboys in the side"s Round 3 match against the Parramatta Eels.
He was named the Cowboys Most Improved for 2012 at the club"s annual presentation ball. 2013 In 2013, Linnett played in every game for the Cowboys, scoring 9 tries. At the end of the season, Linnett represented Scotland at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, qualifying to play for them through his mother.
2014 On 11 February 2014, Linnett re-signed with the Cowboys for a further two season.
Later that month, Linnett was a part of the Cowboys victorious Auckland Nines team and was named in the Team of the Tournament. 2015 In Round 3 of the 2015 NRL season, Linnett played his 100th NRL game.
Individual Team.
Linnett was a member of the Cowboys" 2015 NRL premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides. He finished the season as a member of the Roosters" 2010 NRL Grand Final team that lost to his former club, the Dragons, 32-8. On 4 October 2015, he was a member of the Cowboys" Grand Final winning side, starting a centre in the side"s 17-16 victory over the Brisbane Broncos.
2016
On 21 February 2016, Linnett was a member of the Cowboys" World Club Challenge winning side, starting at centre in the side"s 38-4 victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Headingley Stadium.