The 26-year-old moved to Melbourne when she was a baby and lived virtually her whole life in Australia.
She was born in Dunedin, though, and those roots have remained strong.
Her family have remained staunch Otago supporters and she has made regular trips back across the Tasman to see the relatives.
Growing up she would constantly wear her Otago and Highlanders gear around Melbourne.
Her Instagram even features a post-match snap in her Otago jersey alongside Ben Smith at the bottom of the stand, following a Highlanders game against the Melbourne Rebels in 2016.
Since then, she has forged a reasonable career herself.
The highly-rated halfback has played Super Rugby W for the Rebels since its inception in 2018, while also working her way into the Wallaroos — Australia’s national women’s team.
The desire to play for Otago never really left, though.
After first having the idea prior to the pandemic, Cormick finally took the leap to relocate to Dunedin for the short-term.
She has linked with the Otago Spirit and will make her debut in an Otago jersey against Hawke’s Bay in Hastings, as the team begins its Farah Palmer Cup campaign.
"I know it’s quite funny," Cormick said.
"Everyone laughs that I grew up in Melbourne and I’m such a big Highlanders and Otago supporter. My family are big Otago supporters, we grew up always with the blue and gold jerseys on.
"It’s quite special, actually. Coming back and being able to wear that jersey is a big privilege.
"I’m really excited to pull it on this weekend."
Cormick brings experience, a strong pass, a handy burst of pace and a useful boot to the Spirit line-up.
She will slot in inside Maia Joseph, who is another quality option at both halfback and first five.
Cormick followed her brothers into rugby at the age of eight, playing in the Melbourne boys competition until she was 12.
At that point she was left to watch her brothers, as there was no girls competition for her to play in.
She turned her hand to a variety of other sports, notably netball and cricket.
While rugby remained a passion, playing had been pushed to the background, until she went to an Australian Sevens talent ID day aged 17.
There she was encouraged to go along to a women’s club training — the first she had known of a women’s club competition in Melbourne.
From there her star rose, progressing through the ranks to the Rebels and ultimately the Wallaroos — where she debuted against the Black Ferns.
The set up was not professional — she works as an osteopath in Melbourne — but she said that was starting to move, both at national team level and with the Rebels.
"It’s an interesting one.
"People are surprised when I say I grew up supporting the All Blacks. I grew up in Australia my whole life, but my parents are very proud Kiwis so it was instilled in us from a very young age.
"But I’ve lived in Australia my whole life, so I am very much Australian. Being able to pull on that green and gold jersey was a very special moment and one I don’t take lightly.
"It’s always been my dream to play at the highest level. It was quite surreal and definitely something I’m proud of."
The prospect of her Otago debut had generated plenty of excitement throughout the family, too.
"[My parents are] really excited to watch," she said.
"They’ve got it ready to record on the TV. They’ll be pretty excited.
"All my family here [Dunedin] are really excited as well. I’ve got Granddad down here. He’s a big Otago man as well. I know he’ll be pretty excited."
Farah Palmer Cup
Hastings, Saturday
Kickoff: 2.05pm
Otago: Sheree Hume, Kiana Wereta, Cheyenee Cunningham, Keely Hill, Oceana Campbell, Maia Joseph, Georgia Cormick, Kristi Kerr, Leah Miles, Zoe Whatarau, Julia Gorinski, Ella Gomez, Paige Church, Tegan Hollows, Isla Pringle. Reserves: Grace Carroll, Lucy Cahill, Rebekah Wairau, Kayley Johnson, Grace Hastie, Brigid Corson, Atawhai Hotene, Mia Cochrane.
Hawke’s Bay: Rakai McCafferty, Danielle Pomare-MacKay, Harmony Kautai, Jaimee Robin, Nicolette Adamson, Krysten Cottrell, Emma Jensen, Gemma Woods, Tuia Edwards, Olioli Mua, Leah Tuhi, Nina Pineaha, Mel Te Whaiti, Amber McKenzie, Laura Delgado-Duenas. Reserves: Jess Bennett, Virginia Edwards, Hayley McKay, Laurae Blake, Kahlia Awa, Shaylee Tipiwai, Imij Hawkins, Amelia Pasikala.
