Christian Crichton
 Crichton playing for the Panthers' ISP team in 2017. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
12 July 1996 Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christian Crichton (born 12 July 1996) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. His position is on the wing.
Background
Born in Apia, Samoa, Crichton moved to Australia during his teenage years,[2] where he played his junior rugby league for St Marys Saints in Penrith, New South Wales before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
Playing career
Early years
From 2014 to 2016, Crichton played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team,[3] before graduating to their Intrust Super Premiership NSW team in 2017.[4]
2018
Following an injury to Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Crichton made his NRL debut in round 3 of the 2018 NRL season against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[5]. In round 6, Crichton scored his first NRL try in the Panthers' 35-12 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Penrith Stadium.[6] In May, he signed a 3-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2019.[7]
References
- ↑ "Christian Crichton". Rugby League Project.
- ↑ Newton, Alicia; Kennedy, Chris (22 March 2018). "Panthers rookie Crichton settled ahead of NRL debut". NRL.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ↑ "C". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ↑ "2017 NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership Grand Final » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ↑ "Late Mail: Round 3". 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ↑ "Panthers vs Titans". National Rugby League. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ "Bulldogs sign Penrith winger - Zero Tackle". 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.