Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- Salvo
- Born
- Saturday, 22nd January, 1966
- Current Age
- 60 years and 66 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1989/1992
- Test Series
- Australia vs New Zealand 1991
- State of Origin
- 1992, 1993
- City vs Country
- 1991, 1993
Biography
Easts junior hit his straps after six seasons as a front row forward. Salvatori was graded in 1985 but it was not until 1991 that he was selected for NSW on the interchange bench. Following Australia's shock loss in the First Test against NZ, the young prop was selected for the final two Tests of the series. Salvatori did not disappoint with his barging runs and toured Papua New Guinea with the Australian squad at the end of the year. Unfortunately, he was injured in the first tour match and had to return home. After a great start to the 1992 season, Salvatori was suspended for using an alleged head-butt in a match against Penrith, and Easts' premiership fortunes quickly nose-dived. While he did not represent during the year he returned to his best form toward the end of the season. Salvatori’s subsequent career was plagued by a series of knee injuries and he retired after playing a season with Souths in 1996. In 1997 he coached the Italian team in the World Sevens competition and in the Mediterranean Cup competition in France in 1999.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| State of Origin | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) | - | 139 | 23 | 4 | - | 100 | 56 | 77 | 6 | 40.29% | List | ||||
| NSWRL/ARL Finals | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 154 | 25 | 4 | - | 108 | 70 | 83 | 6 | 45.45% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1991 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1991 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW | 1991-93 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City | 1991-94 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1991-1994 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.56% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1986 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1987 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1988 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1989 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 42.11% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1990 | 22 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 27.27% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1991 | 17 | 6 | 4 | / | 6 | 66.67% | - | 32 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 41.18% | List | |
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1992 | 14 | 3 | 0 | / | 1 | 0.00% | - | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1993 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1994 | 12 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Sydney City | ARL 1995 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.67% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | ARL 1996 | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 22.73% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1986-95 | 117 | 21 | 4 | / | 7 | 57.14% | - | 92 | 51 | 61 | 5 | 43.59% | List | |
| South Sydney | 1996 | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 22.73% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1986-1996 | 139 | 23 | 4 | / | 7 | 57.14% | 0 | 100 | 56 | 77 | 6 | 40.29% | List | |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Steven Russo, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League, Match Video, Newspapers
Your Say
14/04/2015
He was a great footballer but never got enough recognition if he had a different coach (not Gould) he would have been one of the best in the world. Good to see he got his live back after all the sorrow him and his daughters went through.
27/02/2021
Salvo was a legend of a player. Fast, strong, skillfull and a leader. Very Arthur Beetson like, and would have achieved more recognition if the Roosters weren’t in the midst of a woeful overall era when he played. Him plus Brendan Hall were the players that kept the heartbeat of the Roosters team going throughout the doldrums of the mid 80’s to the mid 90’s.
11/02/2022
Salvo was a legend. Strong, quick, skillful, and from all reports an Artie Beetson clone, just without the best caliber players around him. Yet loyal to the Roosters. Wish he was more involved in the game and the Sydney Roosters today. Still adored by everyone who’s old enough to have supported Easts back before we become Sydney City (including 1995).
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