Christian Crichton

Christian Crichton

Personal information
Born	(1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 (age 28) Apia, Samoa
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Penrith Panthers 20 4 0 0 16 2019–21 Canterbury Bulldogs 13 3 0 0 12 2022 Penrith Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 Total 34 7 0 0 28 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 19 March 2021
Relatives	Stephen Crichton (brother)

Christian Crichton (born 12 July 1996) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for Samoa at international level.

He previously played for the Penrith Panthers and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League.

Background

Crichton was born in Apia, Samoa, and moved to Australia during his teenage years.[2] He is the older brother of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs player Stephen Crichton.

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 victory 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]

2019

Crichton made his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against the New Zealand Warriors in Round 1 scoring a try in a 40–6 loss. The following week, Canterbury were defeated by arch rivals Parramatta 36–16. As a result, Crichton was demoted to reserve grade by coach Dean Pay for the following week.[8]

On 6 May, Crichton was selected for the Canterbury Cup NSW residents side to play against the Queensland residents representative team.[9]

2020

Crichton was placed on report in the opening round of the 2020 NRL season against arch rivals Parramatta after hitting Maika Sivo with a late high tackle. Canterbury would go on to lose the match 8–2.[10]

2021

Crichton was ruled out of the entire 2021 NRL season after suffering a knee injury in pre-season training.[11]

2022

Crichton only made one appearance for the Penrith first grade side in 2022. Crichton spent the majority of the year playing for the clubs NSW Cup side. Crichton played for Penrith in their 2022 NSW Cup Grand Final victory over Canterbury.[12]

References

1. "Christian Crichton". Rugby League Project.
2. Newton, Alicia; Kennedy, Chris (22 March 2018). "Panthers rookie Crichton settled ahead of NRL debut". NRL.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
3. "C". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
4. "2017 NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership Grand Final » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
5. "Late Mail: Round 3". 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
6. "Panthers vs Titans". National Rugby League. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
7. "Bulldogs sign Penrith winger - Zero Tackle". 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
8. "NRL teams, Round 3: Bulldogs coach Pay wields axe". www.smh.com.au.
9. "NSWRL names Canterbury Cup NSW Residents team". www.nswrl.com.au.
10. "Live NRL: After 65 minutes we FINALLY have a try — Eels rookie breaks deadlock". Fox Sports. 12 March 2020.
11. "Big Bunnies blow as try-scoring machine faces a month on sidelines: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au.
12. "NSW Cup Grand Final 2022". www.nswrl.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

External links

• Canterbury Bulldogs profile
• Penrith Panthers profile