Steve Crossley


Steve Crossley, also known by the nickname of "Shrek", is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship.
He has previously played for Bradford and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League, and the Dewsbury Rams, Featherstone Rovers and the Bulls in the Championship. Crossley has also played for the Toronto Wolfpack in League 1.

Background

Crossley was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He attended Thornton Grammar School where he was first introduced to rugby league through friends that played locally.
He then began his career playing for the local side Clayton ARLFC, coached by Lee Jones and Andy Hainsworth. After excelling within the team he was picked to represent the Bradford and Keighley Service area, Yorkshire, and Great Britain. He was then signed to his home town academy side the Bradford Bulls, beginning his professional career.

Playing career

Crossley was signed from Clayton RLFC by the Bradford Bulls. He made his Super League début in 2010 against Crusaders Rugby League. During the 2011 season Crossley was released from his contract with Bradford, joining Dewsbury Rams.
Crossley played for Dewsbury in 2012, before joining Featherstone Rovers for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. He impressed for Featherstone and was signed by Castleford Tigers, making his début for the club in the first match of the 2015 Super League season. Crossley made 6 appearances in Super League for Castleford before being released from his contract in April 2015, rejoining the Bradford Bulls on a two-year deal. In November 2016 he signed a one-year deal with Toronto Wolfpack. He returned to the Bradford Bulls on a two-year deal signed in October 2017.

Statistics

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
SeasonAppearanceTriesGoalsF/GPoints
2010 Bradford Bulls71004
2011 Bradford Bulls20000
2015 Bradford Bulls202008
2016 Bradford Bulls191106
2018 Bradford Bulls2860024
2019 Bradford Bulls2760024
2020 Bradford Bulls61004
Total109171070