Craig Garvey

Craig Garvey
Garvey playing for the NSW under-20s team in 2013.
Personal information
Born (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–15 St. George Illawarra 10 0 0 0 0
2016– Canterbury-Bankstown 4 1 0 0 4
Total 14 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 23 April 2016
Source: [1]

Craig Garvey (born 28 April 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He plays at hooker and previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Garvey played his junior rugby league for the Earlwood Saints and La Perouse Panthers, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

In 2012 and 2013, Garvey played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.[2]

2013

In 2013, Garvey captained the Dragons' NYC side.[3][4] On 20 April, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.[5] On 1 May, he re-signed with the Dragons on a 2-year contract.[3][6] In Round 17 of the 2013 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Sydney Roosters.[7][8]

2014

On 28 February, Garvey was stood down by the Dragons, later being found to have been guilty to assaulting a man.[9][10] On 16 December, after consultation and approval from the NRL, the Dragons reinstated him into the full-time first-grade squad.[11]

2015

On 3 November, Garvey signed a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2016.[12]

2016

On 13 February, Garvey played for the Indigenous All Stars against the World All Stars.[13]

References

  1. "Craig Garvey - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  2. "G". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  3. 1 2 Dragons.com.au (2013-05-01). "Ben Creagh re-signs with the Dragons | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  4. "Craig Garvey". Dragons.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  5. "Under 20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  6. https://web.archive.org/20130604003259/http://www.dragons.com.au:80/news-display/73606. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "NRL 2013 - Round 17". Rugby League Project. 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  8. https://web.archive.org/20131203000931/http://www.dragons.com.au/news-display/Late-Mail-Round-17/78853. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Garvey stood down: statement | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  10. "Dragons player Craig Garvey faces jail time | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  11. "Dragons reinstate Craig Garvey | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  12. "Bulldogs confirm retention and recruitment | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  13. Chris Garry (13 February 2016). "World All Stars defeat Indigenous All Stars 12-8 at Suncorp Stadium". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

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