Lachlan Fitzgibbon
2nd Row
Player Bio
- Height:
- 192 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 05 January 1994
- Weight:
- 107 kg
- Birthplace:
- North Sydney, NSW
- Age:
- 29
- Nickname:
- Fitz
- Debut Club:
- Newcastle Knights
- Date:
- 02 August 2015
- Opposition:
- St George Illawarra Dragons
- Round:
- 21
- Previous Club:
- -
- Junior Club:
- Souths Newcastle
- Biography:
Knight #261
Hard-running back-rower and local junior, Lachlan Fitzgibbon has become a mainstay in the red and blue since his debut in 2015.
The Souths Newcastle junior came through the Knights system developing into a damaging forward and solidifying his place in the team in 2017, scoring 17 tries across two seasons.
A key player during the Club's run to back-to-back finals in 2020 and 2021, Fitzgibbon is signed on until at least the end of the 2023 season.
Career
- Appearances
- 110
- Tries
- 30
2023 Season
- Appearances
- 12
Scoring
- Tries
- 3
Attack
- Line Breaks
- 5
- Line Break Assists
- 2
Passing
- Offloads
- 7
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 402
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 84
- Total Running Metres
- 1012
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 551
- Average Points
- 45.9
2023 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | Points | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Hit Up Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warriors | Lost | 20 - 12 | 2nd Row | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 96 | 96 | - |
| 2 | Wests Tigers | Won | 12 - 14 | 2nd Row | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 23 | - | 10 | 36 | 4 | 80 | 80 | - |
| 3 | Dolphins | Lost | 20 - 36 | 2nd Row | 80 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 76 | 76 | - |
| 4 | Raiders | Won | 24 - 14 | 2nd Row | 80 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 2 | 92 | 92 | - |
| 5 | Sea Eagles | Drawn | 32 - 32 | 2nd Row | 80 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 32 | - | 10 | 44 | 2 | 91 | 91 | - |
| 6 | Warriors | Won | 34 - 24 | 2nd Row | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 80 | 80 | - |
| 7 | Panthers | Lost | 15 - 16 | 2nd Row | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 21 | - | 11 | 29 | 3 | 128 | 128 | - |
| 8 | Cowboys | Lost | 18 - 16 | 2nd Row | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 19 | - | 6 | 39 | 2 | 73 | 73 | - |
| 9 | Eels | Lost | 43 - 12 | 2nd Row | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 98 | 98 | - |
| 11 | Titans | Won | 46 - 26 | 2nd Row | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 34 | - | 12 | 20 | 3 | 88 | 88 | - |
| 12 | Sharks | Lost | 26 - 6 | 2nd Row | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | 10 | 29 | - | 64 | 64 | - |
| 13 | Sea Eagles | Won | 28 - 18 | 2nd Row | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 1 | 8 | 15 | - | 41 | 41 | - |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Linebreaks | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights | 2015 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5.70 | - | 9 | 9.0 |
| Knights | 2016 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 85 | 6 | 186 | 37.26 | - | 101 | 20.0 |
| Knights | 2017 | 14 | 4 | 10 | - | 29% | 8 | - | 32 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 380 | 21 | 987 | 70.00 | 7 | 638 | 45.6 |
| Knights | 2018 | 21 | 8 | 13 | - | 38% | 9 | - | 36 | 20 | 0.94 | 12 | 9 | 635 | 34 | 1,836 | 87.00 | 28 | 1,048 | 49.9 |
| Knights | 2019 | 21 | 10 | 11 | - | 48% | 5 | - | 20 | 34 | 1.61 | 2 | 5 | 567 | 35 | 1,847 | 87.00 | - | 792 | 37.7 |
| Knights | 2020 | 17 | 10 | 7 | - | 59% | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 5 | 4 | 490 | 27 | 1,846 | 108.00 | - | 708 | 41.6 |
| Knights | 2021 | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 50% | 3 | - | 12 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 283 | 13 | 895 | 89.00 | - | 457 | 45.7 |
| Knights | 2022 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 44% | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 256 | 16 | 656 | 72.00 | - | 375 | 41.7 |
| Knights | 2023 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 42% | 3 | - | 12 | - | - | 5 | 7 | 402 | 24 | 1,012 | 84.00 | - | 551 | 45.9 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Linebreaks | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights | 2015 | 2023 | 110 | 46 | 62 | 2 | 42% | 30 | - | 120 | 54 | 0.48 | 37 | 47 | 3,111 | 179 | 9,278 | 83.00 | 35 | 4,675 | 42.5 |
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