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Craig Salvatori

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Salvo
Born
Saturday, 22nd January, 1966
Current Age
60 years and 139 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

World Cup
1989/92
Test Series
1991 Australia vs New Zealand
State of Origin
1992, 1993
NSW City vs Country Origin
1991, 1993

Honours & Awards

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

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
World Cup 1 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Test Series 1 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
State of Origin 2 - 5 5 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
NSW City vs Country Origin 2 4 - 4 --- -     - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country 2 4 - 4 --- -     - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - 116 23 139 23-23 4 / 7 57.14% - - 100 - 6 2 56 77 6 40.29% List
NRL Finals - - 2 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Midweek Cup - 1 2 3 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Challenge Cup AU - 4 - 4 --- -     - - - - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
Other   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Reserve Grade - 1 - 1 11-11 -     - - 44 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  124 30 154 25-25 4 / 7 57.14% - - 108 - 6 2 66 82 6 42.86% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1991   2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1991   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW 1991-93   - 5 5 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
NSW City 1991-94   4 - 4 --- -     - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List

NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   - 3 31-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   2 7 91-1 -     - - 4 - - - 6 3 - 66.67% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   - 1 1--- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   15 4 192-2 -     - - 8 - 1 - 8 10 1 42.11% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup   22 - 223-3 -     - - 12 - 3 - 6 15 1 27.27% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19911991 NSWRL Winfield Cup   17 - 176-6 4 / 6 66.67% - - 32 - - 1 7 9 1 41.18% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19921992 NSWRL Winfield Cup   14 - 143-3 0 / 1 0.00% - - 12 - 1 1 10 4 - 71.43% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19931993 NSWRL Winfield Cup   8 - 81-1 -     - - 4 - - - 5 2 1 62.50% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19941994 NSWRL Winfield Cup   10 2 124-4 -     - - 16 - - - 3 8 1 25.00% List
Sydney CitySydney City 19951995 ARL Winfield Cup   8 4 12--- -     - - - - - - 5 7 - 41.67% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19961996 ARL Optus Cup   20 2 222-2 -     - - 8 - 1 - 5 16 1 22.73% List

NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern Suburbs 1986-95   96 21 117 21-21 4 / 7 57.14% - - 92 - 5 2 51 61 5 43.59% List
South Sydney 1996   20 2 22 2-2 -     - - 8 - 1 - 5 16 1 22.73% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Easts (R)Easts (R) 19881988 NSWRL Reserve Grade   1 - 12-2 -     - - 8 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Easts (R) 1988   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    14 Apr 2015 3:04am

    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 Feb 2021 7:25pm

    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 Feb 2022 6:32pm

    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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Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League, Match Video, News Reports, Castleford Tigers Heritage , Widnes RLFC History , Warrington Rugby Heritage , RFL Player Registers