Craig Smith (1990s rugby league) explained

Craig Smith
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Club1:North Qld Cowboys
Year1start:1999
Year1end:00
Appearances1:1
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Club2:Lézignan Sangliers
Year2start:2001
Retired:Yes
Source:[1]
Updated:9 February 2020

Craig Smith is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily played and .

Playing career

Smith played for the Wests Panthers in the Queensland Cup from 1996 to 2000. In 1998, he started at centre in the Panthers' 16–35 loss to the Norths Devils in the Grand Final.[2]

In Round 26 of the 1999 NRL season, due to a partnership between Wests and the North Queensland Cowboys, Smith made his NRL debut off the bench in the Cowboys18–28 loss to the North Sydney Bears (which was North Sydney's final first grade game).[3]

In 2000, he returned to the Wests Panthers before joining Elite One Championship club Lézignan Sangliers in 2001. In 2015, he was named on the wing in the Wests Panthers Team of the 1990s by rugby league historian Mike Higgison.[4]

Statistics

NRL

Statistics are correct to the end of the 1999 season[5]

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1999 North Queensland10000
Career totals10004

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RLP.
  2. Web site: Queensland Rugby League . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517203608/http://queensland.rleague.com/results/1998/grandfinal.php . dead . 2008-05-17 . 2020-02-20.
  3. Web site: NRL 1999 - Round 26 . Rugby League Project . 1999-08-28 . 2020-02-20.
  4. Web site: TEAM OF THE DECADE - 2000s - - SportsTG . Websites.sportstg.com . 2020-02-20 . 5 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202735/http://websites.sportstg.com/club_info.cgi?client=1-2471-22492-0-0&sID=22769&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=36586043 . dead .
  5. Web site: Craig Smith - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin and Andrew. Ferguson. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.