Craig Fitzgibbon

Playing 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

Playing 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   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 263 42 718   - 1604 137 122 4 52.09% List
NRL Finals 20 5 56   - 132 12 8 0 60.00% List
City vs Country 6 - 7   - 14 2 3 1 33.33% List
World Club Challenge 1 1 9   - 22 1 0 0 100.00% List
Anzac Cup 6 - 11   - 22 1 5 0 16.67% List
State of Origin 11 1 20   - 44 7 4 0 63.64% List
Tour Matches Australia 5 1 27   - 58 5 0 0 100.00% List
Test Series 3 1 11   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List
The Ashes 3 1 11   - 52 3 0 0 100.00% List
Tri-Nations 8 - 18   - 36 5 3 0 62.50% List
Anzac Tests 1 - 4   - 8 1 0 0 100.00% List
World Cup 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
Super League 43 9 8   - 52 24 18 1 55.81% List
Challenge Cup 1 - 1   - 2 0 1 0 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 2002-05, 2008 18 1 46   - 96 13 5 0 72.22% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 2002-2004 1 2 4   - 16 1 0 0 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 2002-2008 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Country 2001-03, 2006-08 6 - 7   - 14 2 3 1 33.33% List
NSW 2003-05, 2008 11 1 20   - 44 7 4 0 63.64% List
Overall2001-2008 17 1 27   0 58 9 7 1 52.94% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Illawarra NRL 1998 20 2 38 / 49 77.55% - 84 9 10 1 45.00% List
St Geo Illa NRL 1999 15 4 25 / 31 80.65% - 66 10 5 0 66.67% List
Sydney NRL 2000 29 5 77 / 104 74.04% - 174 17 12 0 58.62% List
Sydney NRL 2001 27 10 78 / 97 80.41% - 196 13 13 1 48.15% List
Sydney NRL 2002 23 6 81 / 106 76.42% - 186 16 6 1 69.57% List
Sydney NRL 2003 17 3 62 / 77 80.52% - 136 12 5 0 70.59% List
Sydney NRL 2004 21 2 72 / 93 77.42% - 152 16 5 0 76.19% List
Sydney NRL 2005 23 1 57 / 78 73.08% - 118 10 13 0 43.48% List
Sydney NRL 2006 22 1 62 / 81 76.54% - 128 8 14 0 36.36% List
Sydney NRL 2007 23 2 57 / 76 75.00% - 122 9 13 1 39.13% List
Sydney NRL 2008 21 3 62 / 81 76.54% - 136 12 9 0 57.14% List
Sydney NRL 2009 22 3 47 / 61 77.05% - 106 5 17 0 22.73% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Illawarra 1998 20 2 38 / 49 77.55% - 84 9 10 1 45.00% List
St Geo Illa 1999 15 4 25 / 31 80.65% - 66 10 5 0 66.67% List
Sydney 2000-09 228 36 655 / 854 76.70% - 1454 118 107 3 51.75% List
Overall1998-2009 263 42 718 / 934 76.87% 0 1,604 137 122 4 52.09% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Hull FC 2010 22 5 8   - 36 13 9 0 59.09% List
Hull FC 2011 22 4 1   - 18 11 10 1 50.00% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Hull FC 2010-11 44 9 9   - 54 24 19 1 54.55% 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