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Latrell Mitchell, if he continues to score tries and convert them at his current rate, has the chance to achieve a remarkable double that has been achieved just once in the past 84 years.

Mitchell is in contention to become the NRL’s top try-scorer and points-scorer for the season, a feat that has been achieved on only seven occasions in history. The last man to do it was Mal Meninga in 1990 when he crossed 17 times for the Raiders and notched 212 points. The previous time the double was secured was way back in 1935 by Easterns Suburbs legend Dave Brown.

Points machine: Latrell Mitchell is on the cusp of joining exalted company. Credit:AAP

Mitchell leads this year’s points scorers with a tally of 211, 45 points clear of Canberra’s Jarrod Croker. If he continues at his current rate, the Roosters centre could become just the third person in history to crack the 300-points mark for a season, after Hazem El Masri (342 points in 2004) and Brett Hodgson (308 in 2005).

Mitchell has scored 14 tries this year to date, two behind leaders Ken Maumalo (Warriors) and Maika Sivo (Eels). But Mitchell’s recent form, coupled with the chance to add to the tally in the play-offs, gives him every opportunity to streak away with a rare double.