Reggie Cressbrook

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Reggie Cressbrook
Personal information
Born (1974-10-23) 23 October 1974 (age 48)
Woorabinda, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1995–97 North Queensland 34517054
Source: [1]

Reggie Cressbrook (born 23 October 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. Primarily a fullback, he was a foundation player for the North Queensland Cowboys

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Playing career

Born and raised in Woorabinda, Queensland, Cressbrook is the first (and so far only) person from the small Aboriginal community to play first grade rugby league. [2]

In Round 15 of the 1995 ARL season, he made his first grade debut in the Cowboys' first ever home win, a 31-12 victory over the Western Suburbs Magpies. He finished his rookie season with 8 appearances and five goals. In 1996, he played 15 games for the Cowboys, scoring two tries and kicking 12 goals for 32 points, finishing as the club's second highest point scorer. In 1997, his final season with the club, he played 11 games, scoring three tries.

Following his departure from the Cowboys, Cressbrook played for the Townsville Stingers, Burleigh Bears and Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup, playing a total of 143 games between 1998 and 2006, scoring 89 tries and kicking 366 goals for 1,089 points. [3] He played in five Grand Finals, winning two with Burleigh in 1999 and 2004. As of 2020, he currently holds Burleigh's most points (964) and most tries (69) records. [4] In 2015, he was named at centre in the QRL's Queensland Cup 20th Anniversary Team. [5]

Achievements and accolades

Individual

Queensland Cup 20th Anniversary Team: 2015

Statistics

ARL/SL

SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPts
1995 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 80562.5010
1996 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 1521260.0032
1997 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 1130012
Career totals3451760.7054

Post-playing career

In 2017, Cressbrook returned to Woorabinda to coach the Woorabinda Warriors A-Grade side. [6] [7]

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