One of the first things Stephen Crichton did when he joined Canterbury this season was move to the club’s heartland.
Only a handful of Bulldogs reside in the Canterbury area. Plenty have settled into the beautiful Sutherland Shire, and Viliame Kikau is still happy to make the long trek from Glenmore Park, where he built a home a few years ago.
That wasn’t enough for Crichton, however. He rented a three-bedroom unit in Belfield, next door to Belmore.
He knew if he was going to bring the best version of himself to his new club, and get a proper appreciation of the community and people he was going to represent each weekend, he needed to sacrifice seeing his parents and fiancee Leone every day.
“I knew if I was moving to a new club, I wouldn’t be …