Dean Schifilliti

Dean Schifilliti (born 30 March 1968) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Schifilliti played just six games for the Rabbitohs after suffering a knee injury.

North Queensland Cowboys In 1995, Schifilliti recovered from his knee injury, passing a late fitness test to start at hooker in the Cowboys inaugural game against the Sydney Bulldogs. Unfortunately, 24 minutes into the game, he re-injured his knee and would be ruled out for the rest of the 1995 season. In January 1996, Schifilliti represented Italy at the Super League World Nines in Suva, Fiji. Later that year, he returned to first grade for the Cowboys, playing 10 games, mostly at .

Adelaide Rams In 1997, Schifilliti joined the Adelaide Rams after being granted a release by the Cowboys.

Achievements and accolades Individual Illawarra Steelers 25th Anniversary Team of Steel

Statistics NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPts 1989 Illawarra 21 5 0 0 0 20 1990 Illawarra 22 5 0 0 0 20 1991 Illawarra 20 4 0 0 0 16 1992 Illawarra 23 1 0 0 0 4 1993 Illawarra 16 1 0 0 0 4 1994 South Sydney 6 0 0 0 0 0 1995 North Queensland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1996 North Queensland 10 0 0 0 0 0 1997 Adelaide 14 0 0 0 0 0 1998 Adelaide 21 6 0 0 0 24 1999 Parramatta 20 1 0 0 0 4 2000 Parramatta 10 0 0 0 0 0 Career totals 184 23 0 0 0 92

Post-playing career In 2006, Schifilliti was named at lock in the Illawarra Steelers 25th Anniversary Team of Steel. Since 2018, the Dean Schifilliti Shield has been played in Ingham, featuring under-8's sides from around north Queensland.