Craig Fitzgibbon

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Thursday, 16th June, 1977
Current Age
46 years and 277 days
Place Of Birth
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Awards & Accolades

Clive Churchill Medal
2002
Dally M Representative Player Of The Year
2004
Wally Lewis Medal
2004

Known Family Links

Father
Allan Fitzgibbon

Biography

Dapto junior, the son of former Steelers and Cronulla coach Allan Fitzgibbon, came off the bench with the newly-merged St George I’warra Dragons in the 1999 grand final and scored the opening try of the match. Following the 20-18 loss to Melbourne Fitzgibbon moved to the Roosters in 2000; a season in which the club made a return to the grand final for the first time in 25 years. Trailing 14-2 against the Broncos, Fitzgibbon scored the try that put the Roosters back into the match but his sideline conversion attempt hit the crossbar. The hard-running back-rower was a Country Origin rep in 2001 but a wrist injury late in the season kept him out of Kangaroo Tour contention. All that was to change in 2002; a season in which Fitzgibbon won the Clive Churchill Medal for his tireless display in the Roosters’ grand final win over the Warriors and then made his Test debut as an interchange player against NZ in October. Fitzgibbon’s phenomenal work-rate, and his ability to kick goals from anywhere on the field, has made him a mainstay of the NSW and Australian teams in ensuring years. He toured England with the Kangaroos in consecutive years (2003-05); seasons in which grand final losses to Penrith (2003) and the Bulldogs (2004) brought his grand final strike-rate to 1 win from 5 appearances.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Coaching Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   Games W L D Win %  
City vs Country 2 0 2 0 0.00% List
NRL 52 33 19 0 63.46% List
NRL Finals 3 0 3 0 0.00% List
NRL Pre-Season 4 3 1 0 75.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years Games W L D Win %  
NSW Country 2016-17 2 0 2 0 0.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season Games W L D Win %  
Cronulla NRL 2022 26 18 8 0 69.23% List
Cronulla NRL 2023 24 13 11 0 54.17% List
Cronulla NRL 2024 2 2 0 0 100.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years Games W L D Win %  
Cronulla 2022-24 52 33 19 0 63.46% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    12/04/2016

    An absolute gun player and a true gentleman off it. Deserved better from the Roosters.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Nick Jones, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Cymru RL, Bill Bates

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2004, NRL 2004 Official Rugby League Annual, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual