Steve Irwin (rugby league)

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**Steve Irwin**
Personal information
Full name	Steve Irwin
Date of birth	June 19, 1983 (1983-06-19) (age 24)
Height	189 cm
Weight	95 kg
Nickname(s)	Croc
School(s)	St Lukes Anglican School
Club information
Youth representative teams
2000	Australian Schoolboys
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2002-2004	Brisbane Canberra	6 (16)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Steve Irwin (born 19 June 1983) is a rugby league player, not to be confused with Steve Irwin, the late media personality.

1 Career
2 Controversy
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Career

Steve Irwin, affectionately nicknamed 'Croc' after the TV personality the Crocodile Hunter of the same name, has made a remarkable rise to first grade football in just 5 years. Irwin spent much of his youth playing soccer before picking up Rugby League at the age of 14. He represented Australian Schoolboys in 2000 after being a state rep in soccer and cricket earlier on.

He moved to the Canberra Raiders. On 19 May 2007, he was suspended for being involved in a high-speed car chase through Canberra. (See Controversy section)

[edit] Controversy

On 18 May 2007, Steve Irwin was with his teammate, Todd Carney when Carney decided to drive in Irwin's ute, despite Carney having been disqualified from driving at the time. Police began to pursue the vehicle in a high-speed chase through the back streets of the Canberra suburb of Bruce. After turning into a dead-end street, Carney stopped the car and fled the scene on foot, leaving Irwin in the passenger seat. Irwin told police Carney was the driver.>"Banned until 2012", Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-06-13. Retrieved on 2007-06-13. </ref>^[1]^[2] Controversially, the Raiders club sacked Irwin over the incident (who was not charged with any offenses), but retained Carney. ^[3]

On 24 June 2007, Irwin lashed out at the Canberra Raiders club, during a stinging interview in the Sunday Mail newspaper. He blamed the Raiders for ruining his career and his reputation. ^[4]