Steve Irwin (rugby league) Steve Irwin (rugby league) Steven "Steve" Irwin (born 19 June 1983 in Queensland, Australia) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. While attending St. Lukes Anglican School, Irwin played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2000. Irwin, affectionately nicknamed "Croc" after the TV personality the Crocodile Hunter of the same name, made a remarkable rise to first grade football in just 5 years. He spent much of his youth playing soccer before picking up Rugby League at the age of 14. He moved to the Canberra Raiders. In 2010, it was revealed that Irwin was playing for Bundaberg in
Freshwater crocodile study. An attack by a freshwater crocodile on a human was recorded at Barramundi Gorge (also known as Maguk) in Kakadu National Park and resulted in minor injuries; the victim managed to swim and walk away from the attack. He had apparently passed directly over the crocodile in the water. However, in general, it is still considered safe to swim with this species, so long as they are not aggravated. Freshwater crocodile The freshwater crocodile ("Crocodylus johnstoni" or "Crocodylus johnsoni"; see below), also known as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile or colloquially as freshie, is a species of crocodile