Owen Craigie
Owen Craigie (born 19 April 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights, the Wests Tigers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League, and the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. Craigie primarily played as a , as well as a and . Craigie's career was cut short due to ongoing injuries. Playing career While attending Hamilton St. Francis Xavier, Craigie played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1994, 1995 and 1996. He is the only player to make the team three years running. Danny Buderus described him as, "the most freakish talent I came across in my junior days." Newcastle Knights Craigie made his first grade début in 1995 against the Brisbane Broncos as a seventeen-year-old while he was still attending school, and in his four years at the Knights he often displayed his brilliant natural ability and skill. He scored 32 tries for the Knights, and was a member of the 1997 premiership winning team. Andrew Johns said he was the "best naturally talented player I played with." During the 1997 season, Craigie complained that he had been racially vilified