Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Thursday, 16th June, 1977
- Current Age
- 46 years and 339 days
- Place Of Birth
- Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
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 % | ||||
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NRL Premiership | 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 | |||
The Ashes | 3 | 1 | 11 | - | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Test Series | 3 | 1 | 11 | - | - | 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 | ||||
Super League Finals | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
Overall | 2001-2008 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 58 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 52.94% | List | |||
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NRL Premiership - 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 George Illawarra | 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 Premiership - 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 George Illawarra | 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 |
Overall | 1998-2009 | 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 | 10 | 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 |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Nick Jones, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Cymru RL, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
Your Say
12/04/2016
An absolute gun player and a true gentleman off it. Deserved better from the Roosters.
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