Player in Focus: Shawn Craig

It's player profile time and, given he has some free time after a nasty injury last weekend, Shawn Craig was good enough to give us some of his time in the recovery ward this week.

Position: Winger/Centre

Height: 189cm

Weight: 93kg

Date of Birth: 24 May 1992

Which NRL team did you follow as a kid? Wests Tigers (I feel old knowing we have players who were kids when WT were first around...)

Which junior club did you play for? East Campbelltown

What is your earliest football memory? I was four years old and I got my privates stomped on (Do we laugh or cry?)

What advice would you give to young players? Train hard, play hard and don't give up

Which sport would you play if not rugby league? Soccer

What is the best advice you have received? Blood, sweat and respect. You have to give the first two in order to earn the third.

What was your first job? Assistant in a surf shop

Which three people would you invite to dinner and why? Jennifer Hawkins, Miranda Kerr and Adriana Lima, but I'd skip the dinner part... (We're not going to tell you why Shawn would invite these three guests but you can probably guess... YES! They all have the letter A in their names! That's our story and we're sticking to it!)

What is your greatest fear? Not achieving my goals

What's the worst thing on your Ipod? Taylor Swift

What is your most embarrassing moment? My earliest football memory!!!