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Australian rugby league footballer
Lachlan Fitzgibbon (born 5 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as second-row forward for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League . He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL .
Background
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Fitzgibbon was born in North Sydney, New South Wales , Australia and moved to Newcastle at a young age.
He played his junior rugby league for the South Newcastle Lions in the Newcastle Rugby League . He was then signed by the Newcastle Knights .
Fitzgibbon is the son of nib CEO Mark Fitzgibbon[2] and nephew of Australian Labor Party MP Joel Fitzgibbon . Lachlan's grandfather is Eric Fitzgibbon who was an MP for the electorate of Hunter.
Playing career
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Fitzgibbon attempting to tackle Esan Marsters of the Wests Tigers in 2017
Early career
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In 2013 and 2014, Fitzgibbon played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[3]
2015
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In 2015, Fitzgibbon moved on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team.[4] In round 21 of the 2015 NRL season , he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons .[5] This would be Fitzgibbon's only appearance for the first grade team in the 2015 NRL season as the club finished last on the table.[6]
In August, Fitzgibbon re-signed with the Newcastle club on a two-year contract.[7] [8]
On 27 September, he played in the Knights' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos at Parramatta Stadium .[9] [10]
2016
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Fitzgibbon made five appearances for Newcastle in the 2016 NRL season as the club finished last for a second consecutive year. He scored his first try in the top grade against North Queensland in round 13 of the competition.[11] [12]
2017
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Fitzgibbon made his first NRL appearance of the 2017 NRL season in round 10, going on to play in 14 matches and scoring 8 tries as the club finished last for a third straight season.[13] In September, he re-signed with Newcastle on a two-year contract until the end of 2019.[14] [15]
2018
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Fitzgibbon made 21 appearances and scored nine tries for Newcastle in the 2018 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table.[16]
2019
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Fitzgibbon played 21 games and scored five tries for Newcastle in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished a disappointing 11th on the table. At the start of the year, many tipped Newcastle to reach the finals after the club recruited heavily in the off-season.[17] [18]
2020
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He made 17 appearances for Newcastle in the 2020 NRL season including the club's first finals game since 2013 which was an elimination finals loss against South Sydney .[19]
2021
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Fitzgibbon only 10 games for Newcastle in the 2021 NRL season and did not play in the club's elimination finals loss against Parramatta .[20]
2022
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Fitzgibbon was limited to only nine appearances for Newcastle in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table.[21]
2023
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Fitzgibbon made his 100th NRL appearance in March 2023 scoring a try for Newcastle in their 14–12 win over the Wests Tigers .[22] In July, Fitzgibbon signed a three-year contract with Super League side Warrington Wolves , starting in 2024.[23]
2024
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On 8 June, Fitzgibbon played in Warrington's 2024 Challenge Cup final defeat against Wigan.[24]
Statistics
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Year
Team
Games
Tries
Pts
2015
Newcastle Knights
1
0
0
2016
5
1
4
2017
14
8
32
2018
21
9
36
2019
21
5
20
2020
17
1
4
2021
10
3
12
2022
9
0
0
2023
18
5
20
2024*
Warrington Wolves
0
0
0
Totals
116
32
128
*denotes season competing
References
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^ "F" . Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2015 .
^ "VB NSW CUP TEAMS RD 6" . NSWRL. Retrieved 2 August 2015 .
^ "LATE MAIL: Dragons v Knights – Knights" . Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2015 .
^ "Panthers hand Knights the wooden spoon" . NRL .
^ "Hot Property Moses Mbye to Command 750,000 per Season" . Foxpsorts.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2015 .
^ "Coaching Interviews Begin" . NBN News. Retrieved 11 August 2015 .
^ "VB NSW Cup Grand Final Team List" . NSWRL. Retrieved 15 October 2015 .
^ Brett Keeble. "Newcastle Knights extend Clint Newton's career with NSW Cup win over Wyong Roos" . Smh.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2015 .
^ "Sione Mata'utia says the time has come for the Knights young guns to deliver" . Daily Telegraph .
^ "The worst teams in NRL history" . Sporting News .
^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project" . www.rugbyleagueproject.org . Retrieved 6 September 2017 .
^ "Lachlan Fitzgibbon re-signs with Knights - Zero Tackle" . 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017 .
^ "Knights: 2017 by the numbers" . NRL .
^ "Newcastle Knights 2018 season review" . NRL .
^ "Newcastle Knights: 2019 preview, draw, squad changes, news, every player, odds and ticketing" . Sporting News .
^ "2019 SEASON REVIEW NEWCASTLE KNIGHT" . Nothing But League .
^ "2020 season by the numbers" . www.nrl.com .
^ "Parramatta Eels defeat Newcastle Knights 28-20 in NRL elimination final" . ABC News . 12 September 2021.
^ "NRL 2022: Newcastle Knights season review" . www.sportingnews.com .
^ "Depleted Knights hold on for inspired win over the Tigers" . Newcastle Knights. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023 .
^ "What Lachlan Fitzgibbon has said about bringing his Wire move forward" . Warrington Guardian . 10 July 2023.
^ "Wigan beat Warrington to win Challenge Cup" . www.bbc.co.uk .
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lachlan_Fitzgibbon&oldid=1228256713 "
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