Christian Crichton (born 12 July 1996) is a
Samoan professional
rugby league footballer who plays on the 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. He is the older brother of
Penrith Panthers player
Stephen Crichton
Stephen Crichton (born 22 September 2000) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League, NRL and Samoa national rugby league team, Samoa at international level.
He won bot ...
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He played his junior rugby league for
St Marys Saints in
Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located in Greater Western Sydney, 55 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Nepean River, on the outskirts of the Cumberland Plain. Its elevati ...
before being signed by the
Penrith Panthers.
Playing career
Early years
From 2014 to 2016, Crichton played for the Penrith Panthers'
NYC team, before graduating to their
Intrust Super Premiership NSW team in 2017.
2018
Following an injury to
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (born 17 August 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er or for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and New Zealand at international level.
He previously played for the Penrith Pant ...
, Crichton made his
NRL
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debut in round 3 of the
2018 NRL season
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against the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. In round 6, Crichton scored his first NRL try in the Panthers' 35–12 victory over the
Gold Coast Titans at
Penrith Stadium. In May, he signed a 3-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2019.
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.
On 6 May, Crichton was selected for the
Canterbury Cup NSW residents side to play against the Queensland residents representative team.
2020
Crichton was placed on report in the opening round of the
2020 NRL season
The 2020 NRL season was the 113th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 23rd season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 14th consecutive year.
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Pre-season
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against arch rivals Parramatta after hitting
Maika Sivo
Maika Sivo (born 3 October 1993) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Fiji at international level.
Background
Sivo grew up in Nadi, Fiji.
Sivo pla ...
with a late high tackle. Canterbury would go on to lose the match 8–2.
2021
Crichton was ruled out of the entire
2021 NRL season
The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.
Regular season
Ladd ...
after suffering a knee injury in pre-season training.
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.
References
External links
Canterbury Bulldogs profilePenrith Panthers profile
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1996 births
Living people
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
Penrith Panthers players
Rugby league wingers
Samoa national rugby league team players
Samoan emigrants to Australia
Samoan rugby league players
Sportspeople from Apia