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Darren Albert Personal information Nickname DJ Darren Born 28 February 1976
Auburn, New South Wales, AustraliaPlaying information Height 5 ft 11 in (181 cm) Position Wing Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1996–01 Newcastle Knights 89 65 0 0 260 2002–05 St. Helens 124 88 0 0 352 2006 Cronulla-Sutherland 23 12 0 0 48 Total 236 165 0 0 660 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1999 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0 2001 Country Origin 1 0 0 0 0 Source: Rugby League Project Darren Albert (born 28 February 1976 in Auburn, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, he played his club football for the Newcastle Knights (with whom he won the 1997 ARL Premiership), St. Helens (with whom he won the 2002 Super League grand final and 2004 Challenge Cup) as well as the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He has also represented Country in City vs. Country Origin in 2001. He possesses outstanding pace, which has always been the main feature of his game, and in 2004 he officially won the crown of 'fastest man in Super League' at Robin Park, Wigan.
Albert is remembered for racing over to score the try in the dying seconds of the 1997 ARL Grand Final against Manly that gave Newcastle a fairytale maiden premiership.[1]
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Career playing statistics
Point scoring summary
Games Tries Goals F/G Points 235 165 – – 660 Matches played
Team Matches Years Newcastle Knights 89 1996–2001 St Helens 124 2002–2005 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 2006 New South Wales 1 1999 Country 1 2001 References
- ^ "Sydney Football Stadium Magic Moments". sydneycricketground.com.au. Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust. http://www.scgt.nsw.gov.au/MM-SFS.html. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
External links
- Official player profile
- NRL player profile
- State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats
- St Helens Heritage Society profile
Newcastle Knights squad – 1997 ARL Premiers (1st Title) 1 Robbie O'Davis • 2 Darren Albert • 3 Adam MacDougall • 4 Owen Craigie • 5 Mark Hughes • 6 Matthew Johns • 7 Andrew Johns
• 8 Tony Butterfield • 9 Bill Peden • 10 Paul Harragon (c) • 11 Wayne Richards • 12 Adam Muir • 13 Marc Glanville
• 14 Troy Fletcher • 15 Scott Conley • 16 Lee Jackson • 17 Stephen Crowe
• Coach: Malcolm "Mal" ReillySuper League Dream Team – 2002 1 Kris Radlinski • 2 Tevita Vaikona • 3 Keith Senior • 4 Martin Gleeson • 5 Darren Albert • 6 Danny Orr • 7 Adrian Lam
• 8 Terry O'Connor • 9 Keiron Cunningham • 10 Stuart Fielden • 11 Michael Smith • 12 Jamie Peacock • 13 Paul SculthorpeSt Helens RLFC squad – 2002 Super League champions 1 Paul Wellens • 2 Darren Albert • 3 Martin Gleeson • 4 Paul Newlove • 5 Anthony Stewart • 6 Paul Sculthorpe • 7 Sean Long
• 8 Darren Britt • 9 Keiron Cunningham • 10 Barry Ward • 11 Mike Bennett • 12 Tim Jonkers • 13 Chris Joynt
• 14 Sean Hoppe • 15 Mickey Higham • 16 John Stankevitch • 17 Peter Shiels
• Coach: Ian MillwardSt Helens RLFC squad – Paul Wellens • 2 Ade Gardner • 3 Martin Gleeson • 4 Willie Talau • 5 Darren Albert • 6 Jason Hooper • 7 Sean Long
• 8 Nick Fozzard • 9 Keiron Cunningham • 10 Keith Mason • 11 Chris Joynt • 12 Lee Gilmour • 13 Paul Sculthorpe
• 14 Dominic Feau'nati • 15 Jon Wilkin • 16 Ricky Bibey • 17 Mark Edmondson
• Coach: Ian Millward
Super League Dream Team – 2005 1 Paul Wellens • 2 Mark Calderwood • 3 Jamie Lyon • 4 Martin Gleeson • 5 Darren Albert • 6 Paul Cooke • 7 Rob Burrow
• 8 Jamie Thackray • 9 Keiron Cunningham • 10 Paul Anderson • 11 Jamie Peacock • 12 Ali Lauitiiti • 13 Kevin SinfieldCategories:- 1976 births
- Australian rugby league players
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
- Newcastle Knights players
- Scone Thoroughbreds players
- St Helens RFC players
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players
- Living people
- Rugby league wingers
- Australian rugby league biography, 1970s birth stubs
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