Craig Weston (born 20 December 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Gold Coast Seagulls, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters and the South Queensland Crushers. He then moved to England, where he played for the Huddersfield Giants, Doncaster and the Widnes Vikings.
Playing career A promising junior footballer who represented the Australian Schoolboys in 1991, Weston was a talented utility and played a number of positions including or . Amongst his best achievements in the New South Wales Rugby League was twice scoring 16 points in a game (on both occasions from two tries and four goals) whilst playing for the Gold Coast Seagulls.
After leaving the Seagulls for unsuccessful stints at the Eastern Suburbs Roosters and South Queensland Crushers, Weston moved to England to further his playing career in the late 1990s and later joined the Widnes Vikings in 2001, helping the team to win promotion to the Super League. He was released by the club before the start of the 2003 season so he could return home to Australia due to a family illness. He re-joined the club for one final season in 2004.
Statistics + Appearances and points by club, season and competitionClubSeasonDivisionAppearancesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsGold Coast Seagulls1992NSW Rugby League921403619932246028Total31620064Eastern Suburbs1994NSW Rugby League8015030Total8015030South Queensland Crushers1995Australian Rugby League4100419961051022Total1461026Huddersfield Giants1997RFL Division One28186001921998Super League2058036199929137066Total7736750294Doncaster Dragons2000Northern Ford Premiership3326622230200118611046Total5132732276Widnes Vikings2001Northern Ford Premiership1274501182002Super League2421212200480000Total449462130Career total225892304820
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