Craig 'Salvo' Salvatori

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Salvo
Born
Saturday, 22nd January, 1966
Current Age
58 years and 95 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Awards & Accolades

Dally M Prop Of The Year
1991

Biography

Easts junior hit his straps after six seasons as a front row forward. Salvatori was graded in 1985 but it was not until 1991 that he was selected for NSW on the interchange bench. Following Australia's shock loss in the First Test against NZ, the young prop was selected for the final two Tests of the series. Salvatori did not disappoint with his barging runs and toured Papua New Guinea with the Australian squad at the end of the year. Unfortunately, he was injured in the first tour match and had to return home. After a great start to the 1992 season, Salvatori was suspended for using an alleged head-butt in a match against Penrith, and Easts' premiership fortunes quickly nose-dived. While he did not represent during the year he returned to his best form toward the end of the season. Salvatori’s subsequent career was plagued by a series of knee injuries and he retired after playing a season with Souths in 1996. In 1997 he coached the Italian team in the World Sevens competition and in the Mediterranean Cup competition in France in 1999.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Coaching Career Statistics

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International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years Games W L D Win %  
Italy 1999 2 1 1 0 50.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years Games W L D Win %  
Italy 1999 1 0 1 0 0.00% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    14/04/2015

    He was a great footballer but never got enough recognition if he had a different coach (not Gould) he would have been one of the best in the world. Good to see he got his live back after all the sorrow him and his daughters went through.

  • Shaun
    27/02/2021

    Salvo was a legend of a player. Fast, strong, skillfull and a leader. Very Arthur Beetson like, and would have achieved more recognition if the Roosters weren’t in the midst of a woeful overall era when he played. Him plus Brendan Hall were the players that kept the heartbeat of the Roosters team going throughout the doldrums of the mid 80’s to the mid 90’s.

  • Sean
    11/02/2022

    Salvo was a legend. Strong, quick, skillful, and from all reports an Artie Beetson clone, just without the best caliber players around him. Yet loyal to the Roosters. Wish he was more involved in the game and the Sydney Roosters today. Still adored by everyone who’s old enough to have supported Easts back before we become Sydney City (including 1995).

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Steven Russo, Bill Bates

Sources: ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, Match Video, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, Newspapers, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1994, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1995