Craig Fitzgibbon

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**Craig Fitzgibbon**
Personal information
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Full name	Craig Fitzgibbon
Date of birth	June 16, 1977
Place of birth	Wollongong, Australia
Height	1.92 m
Weight	104 kg
Nickname	Fitzy
Position	Second row/Prop
Club information
Current club	Sydney Roosters
Number	12
Youth clubs
	Dapto
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1998 1999 2000-present	Illawarra St. George Illawarra Sydney	(84) (66) 153 (1034)
Representative teams**
2001-2006 2002-2005 2003-2005	Country Origin Australia New South Wales	4 15 8 (32)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 28 June 2006. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 31 May 2006.

Craig Fitzgibbon is a Rugby League player who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition. He is the current Sydney Roosters captain. He is the son of former Illawarra coach Allan Fitzgibbon.

[edit] Playing Career

Fitzgibbon began his playing career for the Illawarra Steelers in 1998. Following the Steelers' merger with St. George Dragons, he played for the merged club St George Illawarra Dragons. Fitzgibbon played in the Dragons' 20-18 loss in the 1999 Grand Final, scoring the first try.

Fitzgibbon subsequently transferred to the Roosters in 2000, again scoring a try in the Roosters' 14-6 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. Eventually, Fitzgibbon won a premiership with the Roosters in 2002, winning the Clive Churchill Medal for his best-on-ground performance.

In 2006 Fitzgibbon succeeded Luke Ricketson as captain of the Roosters.

On August 12th 2006 Fitzgibbon became the highest scoring forward in premiership history, surpassing ex-Canberra Raiders back-rower David Furner. Fitzgibbon passed the previous record of 1218 points by converting winger Sam Perrett's third try in the 64th minute after beginning the match four points behind the Canberra forward.