List of South Queensland Crushers players

Last updated November 11, 2023

This is a list of rugby league footballers who have played first grade for the South Queensland Crushers . Players are listed in the order they made their debut.^[1]

Players

Club
No.	Name	Career	Appearance	Tries	Goals	Field goals	Points	Positions
1	Anthony Bella	1995−1997	24	1	0	0	4
2	St. John Ellis	1995	10	1	13	0	30
3	Mario Fenech	1995	11	0	0	0	0
4	Mike Ford	1995	15	3	0	0	12
5	Trevor Gillmeister	1995−1996	41	3	0	0	12
6	Anthony Herbert	1995	2	0	0	0	0
7	Ray Herring	1995	6	0	0	0	0
8	Mark Hohn	1995	22	0	0	0	0
9	Brett Horsnell	1995−1996	38	3	0	0	12
10	Travis Norton	1995−1996	33	7	14	0	56
11	Scott Sattler	1995−1996	8	0	0	0	0
12	Wayne Simonds	1995	20	2	0	0	8
13	Craig Teevan	1995−1997	58	3	0	0	12
14	Nathan Turner	1995−1996	8	0	4	0	8
15	Craig Weston	1995−1996	14	6	1	0	26
16	Jeff Wittenberg	1995−1996	19	0	0	0	0
17	David Krause	1995−1996	23	10	0	0	40
18	Fili Seru	1995	10	2	0	0	8
19	Wayne Collins	1995−1996	9	1	0	0	4
20	Terry Cook	1995−1996	25	3	0	0	12
21	Glen Liddiard	1995	14	4	3	1	23
22	Garrick Morgan	1995	2	0	0	0	0
23	Darren Plowman	1995−1996	21	6	0	0	24
24	Grant Young	1995−1996	33	0	3	0	6
25	Martin Locke	1995	18	1	0	0	4
26	Chris McKenna	1995−1996	29	3	0	0	12
27	Craig O'Dwyer	1995−1996	9	1	0	0	4
28	John Jones	1995−1997	24	1	0	0	4
29	Dale Shearer	1995−1996	10	5	0	1	21
30	Tony Kemp	1995	8	2	15	0	38
31	Kevin Carmichael	1995−1996	6	0	0	0	0
32	Gary Jarrett	1995−1996	13	2	4	0	16
33	Scott Lawson	1995−1996	4	1	0	0	4
34	Bruce Cook	1995	1	0	0	0	0
35	Rod Doyle	1995−1996	7	2	0	0	8
36	Craig Bowen	1996	4	0	0	0	0
37	Nigel Gaffey	1996	20	4	0	0	16
38	Tony Hearn	1996	10	0	0	0	0
39	Jason Hudson	1996−1997	39	11	3	0	50
40	Graham Mackay	1996	8	43	41	0	0
41	Clinton O'Brien	1996−1997	30	1	0	0	4
42	Danny Peacock	1996	11	1	0	0	4
43	Troy Pezet	1996−1997	20	7	5	0	38
44	Mark Protheroe	1996−1997	34	6	0	0	24
45	Phillip Lee	1996	19	1	0	0	4
46	Clinton Schifcofske	1996−1997	23	7	40	0	108
47	Kerry Carmichael	1996−1997	15	3	0	0	12
48	Jason Wendt	1996−1997	22	5	0	0	20
49	Mark Tookey	1996−1997	18	3	0	0	12
50	Matt Bickerstaff	1996−1997	17	3	0	0	12
51	Jeremy Smith	1996−1997	5	0	0	0	0
52	Paul Tideman	1996	1	0	0	0	0
53	Nathan Antonik	1996−1997	20	0	1	0	2
54	David Couper	1997	9	0	0	0	0
55	Michael Eagar	1997	20	5	0	0	20
56	Steele Retchless	1997	22	3	0	0	12
57	Mat Toshack	1997	19	5	0	0	20
58	Dave Watson	1997	13	1	0	0	4
59	Craig Wilson	1997	20	3	0	3	15
60	Brian Doyle	1997	5	1	0	0	4
61	Andrew Hamilton	1997	7	3	0	0	12
62	Paul Hubbard	1997	9	1	0	0	4
63	Ben Roedder	1997	2	0	0	0	0
64	Don Saunders	1997	13	0	0	0	0
65	Steve Cairns	1997	5	0	0	0	0
66	Heath Cruckshank	1997	2	0	0	0	0
67	Phil Mooney	1997	1	0	0	0	0
68	Paul Woodward	1997	2	0	0	0	0
69	Danny Nutley	1997	10	0	0	0	0
70	Nathan Sologinkin	1997	10	1	0	0	4
71	Aaron Moule	1997	9	3	0	0	12
72	Michael Davis	1997	1	0	0	0	0
73	Scott Thorburn	1997	1	0	0	0	0
74	Robert Bella	1997	1	0	0	0	0

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