Daniel Fitzhenry

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Daniel Fitzhenry
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Fitzhenry in 2005
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Thomas Fitzhenry
Born (1979-12-08) 8 December 1979 (age 44)
Macksville, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Position Wing, Five-eighth, Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2002–07 Wests Tigers 1194300172
2008–09 Hull Kingston Rovers 53180072
2010 Wests Tigers 181004
Total1906200248

Daniel Fitzhenry (born 8 December 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He primarily played on the wing.

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Playing career

Fitzhenry played Jersey Flegg for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and had spent a period playing with Limoux Rugby League in France before being injured in a car accident.[ citation needed ]

After coming through the joint venture Wests Tigers' ranks with Western Suburbs, Fitzhenry made his début in the National Rugby League playing at centre in Round 14 of the 2002 NRL season against the Penrith Panthers at Leichhardt Oval.[ citation needed ]

Fitzhenry played at fullback for several games in 2002. His versatility has seen him play off the bench, as hooker and once as halfback (2004 against Canterbury-Bankstown. Injuries to the club's first choice player Benji Marshall saw Fitzhenry used as a makeshift 5/8th at times.[ citation needed ]

Fitzhenry was a member of Wests Tigers team that won the 2005 NRL Grand Final, defeating North Queensland 30–16. He scored a try in the 63rd minute to give Wests a 12-point lead. He also scored a try in the 2006 World Club Challenge which the Tigers lost to Bradford.

Fitzhenry held the record for the most tries scored by a player at the Wests Tigers, with 43, before being surpassed by Benji Marshall in 2010.[ citation needed ]

In 2010, Fitzhenry returned to the Wests Tigers after two seasons playing with Hull Kingston Rovers. [1] He played in 18 games during the season, but was often named as a reserve back, getting little time on the field.

At the end of the season, Fitzhenry retired from the NRL, signing a two-year contract to captain-coach Southcity in the Group 9 competition. [2] [3] He won a premiership in his first season with the club. [4] [5] [6]

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References

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  2. "Fitzhenry to join Southcity in Wagga". ABC. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  3. Logue, Matt. "Dan Fitz the Bill". Rugby League Week (23 February 2011). Sydney: 48.
  4. Pamela Whaley (5 January 2012). "Wests Tigers sign Wagga's Tim Hurst". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  5. "FLASHBACK: Southcity v Gundagai, 2011 Group 9 grand final – Photos". Daily Advertiser. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. Hauser, Liam (26 March 2020). "Almanac Rugby League – Grand Finals in Group 9: a reporter's view from inside the fence". The Footy Almanac. Retrieved 2 May 2020.