Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Monday, 22nd January, 1951
- Current Age
- 73 years and 87 days
Biography
Lightweight back-rower came to St George as an 18-year-old from Canowindra on the recommendation of the club's former Test captain Ian Walsh. Fitzgerald built a fine reputation as a determined tackler who got through a mountain of work and was a member of coach Jack Gibson's underrated forward pack which stretched champions Souths in the 1971 grand final. Troubled by knee injury, which forced him to miss thirty weeks of football during the 1973-74 seasons, Fitzgerald took his place in the St George team humbled by Easts in the 1975 grand final but somewhat ironically, joined the Roosters the following year. In 1980 he captained Port Kembla to win the Wollongong premiership under the coaching of former teammate Graeme Langlands.
- 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 | 111 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 72 | 35 | 4 | 64.86% | List | ||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 25 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 12 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| National Panasonic Cup | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1969 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.56% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1970 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 63.16% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1971 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 75.00% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1972 | 22 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 68.18% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1973 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | 1 | 60.00% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1974 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1975 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1976 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| St George | 1969-75 | 100 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 66 | 30 | 4 | 66.00% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1976 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55% | List | |||
| Overall | 1969-1976 | 111 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 72 | 35 | 4 | 64.86% | List | |||
Contributions:
Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Max Turner, AJ Lucantonio
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