Clinton Schifcofske
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Clinton Schifcofske (born November 10, 1975 in Moranbah, QLD) is an Australian rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League competition and also for Queensland. He was initially spotted by Spiro Karydas a notable talent scout for his great ability to create advantages in open space. Clinton previously played for the Parramatta Eels and the South Queensland Crushers before the club disbanded. His position of choice is at Fullback.
In 2006, Schifcofske was made captain of the Canberra Raiders. Due to an injury incurred by Karmichael Hunt, Schifcofske was chosen in the Queensland side for the Origin III decider, where he kicked the winning goal. Despite this he has signed a two year deal with the Queensland Reds for the 2007 season. The deal is said to be considerably less than the $340,000 he earns with the Raiders.
Schifcoske is known for his dangerous sideways running game in broken play. In 2006, he had the best goal kicking success rate ahead of both Andrew Johns and Hazem El Masri. His final NRL match was played at Telstra Stadium on the 9th of September 2006 against the Canterbury Bulldogs where the Raiders were knocked out of the finals race.
[edit] Representative games
- State Of Origin: Played 2 games in total for Queensland
