Name: Karl Robert Fitzpatrick.

Age: 27.

Weight: 82 kilos.

Partner: Anna.

Status: Living with partner Anna.

Children: Georgia (14 months).

Lives: Hindley Green, Wigan.

Education: Edmund Arrowsmith High School, Ashton-in- Makerfield.

Rugby mentor: My dad Bob. He ran me everywhere when I was playing junior rugby.

Best subject at school: PE.

Worst subject: Maths.

Music taste: All kinds, from Elvis to Eminem.

Any unusual interests or hobbies: I'm very busy starting my own nutritional supplement company in Wigan.

Your first car: A 1.3 Escort that cost me £1,500.

Any superstitions: I always pin a picture of my daughter up in the changing rooms near my peg before every game.

Most embarrassing moment: Blowing my first car up by forgetting to put oil in it.

Pre-match routine: Up early, relax and go over a few notes and listen to a bit of Elvis.

How much do you spend on clothes? Not very much at all.

Do you have a go at the National Lottery? Sometimes - and I've had four numbers on the odd occasion.

What makes you angry? I get wound up sometimes when I go supermarket shopping with my girlfriend and see her buy what I term luxury items.

What's the best advice you've ever been given? To train and work hard for whatever I face.

If you weren't a rugby league player, what would you like to be? A basketball player in America.

Any pets: None.

Your worst injury: A ruptured Achilles tendon.

Who are your best mates at Salford? Ian Sibbit and Mal Alker.

Who's the joker in the pack? I'm told it's me! It's definitely not Paul Highton - and Mal's jokes always backfire on him.

How do you relax away from rugby? I really enjoy spending time with the family.

Favourite holiday destination: The Maldives.

Are you a football fan? Yes, I like my football.

Can you cook? Yes, but Anna does most of the cooking at home.

Can you sing? I've a terrific voice and I'm a great Elvis impersonator!

Rugby league hero: Shaun Edwards.

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