Craig Garvey Explained

Craig "Garvs" Garvey
Fullname:Craig Garvey
Birth Date:1993 4, df=yes
Birth Place:La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia
Height:173cm (68inches)
Weight:87kg (192lb)
Club1:St. George Illawarra
Year1start:2013
Year1end:15
Appearances1:10
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Club2:Canterbury Bulldogs
Year2start:2016
Year2end:17
Appearances2:13
Tries2:2
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:8
Teama:Indigenous All Stars
Yearastart:2016
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Source:[1]
Updated:15 May 2019

Craig Garvey (born 28 April 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Canterbury Bulldogs, was part of the Canberra Raiders squad for 2018 and a short-term member of the Sydney Roosters for 2019.

Background

Garvey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

He 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 St. George's 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 St. George Illawarra on a two-year contract.[3] [6] In round 17 of the 2013 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for St. George Illawarra against the Sydney Roosters.[7] [8]

2014

Garvey was named in the St. George squad for the 2014 NRL Auckland Nines.[9]

On 28 February, Garvey was stood down by St. George, later being found to have been guilty to assaulting a man.[10] [11] On 16 December, after consultation and approval from the NRL, St. George Illawarra reinstated him into the full-time first-grade squad.[12]

2015

On 31 January and 1 February 2015, Garvey played for St. George Illawarra in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[13]

On 3 November, Garvey signed a two-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2016.[14]

2016

On 13 February, Garvey played for the Indigenous All Stars against the World All Stars.[15]

Garvey was named in the Bulldogs' 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.[16]

2017

Garvey was named in the Canterbury-Bankstown squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.[17]

2018

In late 2017, Garvey signed a contract to join the Canberra Raiders for the 2018 season. Garvey was unable to break into Canberra's first team and spent the majority of the season playing for their feeder team the Mount Pritchard Mounties. On 1 August, Garvey was released by Canberra with the player citing family reasons as to why the contract was ended.[18]

2019

In 2019, Garvey signed a contract to join reigning premiers the Sydney Roosters.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Craig Garvey – Career Stats & Summary. Rugby League Project. 2016-04-23.
  2. Web site: G. Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. 2015-07-09.
  3. Web site: Dragons.com.au. Ben Creagh re-signs with the Dragons | NRL. Zero Tackle. 2013-05-01. 2015-11-03.
  4. Web site: Craig Garvey. Dragons.com.au. 2015-07-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150705160954/http://www.dragons.com.au/team/profiles/craig_garvey.html. 5 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Under 20's Origin squads named. NRL.com. 15 April 2013. 2015-03-11.
  6. Web site: Dragons Extend Captains' Contracts. 4 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130604003259/http://www.dragons.com.au/news-display/73606. 4 June 2013 .
  7. Web site: NRL 2013 – Round 17. Rugby League Project. 2013-07-06. 2015-11-03.
  8. Web site: Late Mail: Round 17. 4 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000931/http://www.dragons.com.au/news-display/Late-Mail-Round-17/78853. 3 December 2013 .
  9. Web site: Squads named for Auckland Nines. NRL. 12 February 2014. 5 April 2017.
  10. Web site: Garvey stood down: statement | NRL. Zero Tackle. 2014-02-28. 2015-11-03.
  11. Web site: Dragons player Craig Garvey faces jail time | NRL. Zero Tackle. 2014-07-30. 2015-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20151127160719/http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/dragons-player-craig-garvey-faces-jail-time-14291/#73HgvMVwpTaVQLrt.97. 27 November 2015. dead.
  12. Web site: Dragons reinstate Craig Garvey | NRL. Zero Tackle. 2014-12-16. 2015-11-03.
  13. Web site: 2015 Auckland Nines squad lists. NRL. 29 January 2015. 5 April 2017.
  14. Web site: Bulldogs confirm retention and recruitment | NRL. Zero Tackle. 3 November 2015. 2015-11-03.
  15. News: The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. World All Stars defeat Indigenous All Stars 12-8 at Suncorp Stadium. Chris Garry. 14 February 2016. 13 February 2016.
  16. Web site: 2016 Downer NRL Auckland Nines Official Squads. NRL. 3 February 2016. 5 April 2017.
  17. Web site: 2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament. The Roar. 28 February 2017. 5 April 2017.
  18. Web site: Canberra Raiders grant Garvey's release request. August 2018.
  19. Web site: Player Profile. Sydney Roosters. 12 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328024732/https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/sydney-roosters/craig-garvey/. 28 March 2019. dead.