Daniel Fitzhenry
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Thomas Fitzhenry
Nickname	Fitzy, Blitzy
Born	8 December 1979 (1979-12-08) (age 29)
	Macksville, New South Wales, Australia
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing, Fullback, Five-eighth
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2002–2007	Wests Tigers	119	43	0	0	172
2008–2009	Hull KR	43	12	0	0	48
2010–	Wests Tigers
	Total	162	55	0	0	220
As of 24 August 2009
Source: Rugby League Project

Daniel Fitzhenry (born 8 December 1979 in Macksville, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for West Tigers in Australias NRL. He previously played for Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League competition before his switch to Hull KR before his release in October 2009. He returns to Wests Tigers in 2010. Fitzhenry primarily plays in the centres.

[edit] Playing career

Daniel Fitzhenry made his NRL debut with the Wests Tigers in Round 14, 2002, against the Penrith Panthers at Leichhardt Oval after coming through the Joint Venture's ranks with the Western Suburbs Magpies. He had previously played Jersey Flegg for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Making his debut at centre, 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 The Bulldogs) and he has also played at 5/8th in many games for the club. His halves pairing with Lincoln Withers in 2003 had some success, but also drew much criticism from fans^{[citation needed]}. Injuries to the club's first choice player Benji Marshall saw Daniel used as a make-shift 5/8th at times.

Fitzhenry's most successful position has been on the wing. Initially Fitzhenry was placed under much pressure in the position with many opposition clubs targeting his defensive weaknesses, including his shifting defence and a perceived inability to catch bombs. However Fitzhenry improved over several seasons with his defence becoming solid and his darting abilities crucial to the club's attacking style of play^{[citation needed]}.

Fitzhenry holds the record for the most tries scored by a player at the Wests Tigers, with 43.

In 2006, Daniel took part in an Australian runway fashion show alongside other team mates Shannon McDonnell and Robbie Farah.

An FWO member with the official FWO Banner and one of the first FWO shirts featuring the FWO logo

[edit] Career highlights

• Junior Club: Dorrigo & Nambucca Heads
• First Grade Debut: Round 14, Wests Tigers v Penrith at Leichhardt Oval, 15 June 2002
• Career Highlight: Wests Tigers Leading Tryscorer; try in the 2005 NRL Grand Final
• Premierships: 2005 (West Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys)

[edit] External links

• Daniel Fitzhenry NRL Profile(no longer a valid link)
• Official Daniel Fitzhenry Playing Statistics

[edit] References

• Cousins, Wayne. "Fitzy reaches 100 games for Wests Tigers". Wests Tigers. http://www.weststigers.com.au/NewsArticle.aspx?NewsId=174. Retrieved 2007-06-01.