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Darren Albert

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 28th February, 1976
Current Age
50 years and 30 days
Place Of Birth
Auburn, New South Wales, Australia

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

City vs Country
1997, 2001
ARL/NRL Premiership
1997, 2001
Super League
2002
Challenge Cup
2004
NSW Reserve Grade
1995

Biography

Newcastle junior (originally from Scone) was the hero of the Knights’ grand final win against Manly in 1997. In the dying minutes of the grand final, the dashing winger took an inside pass from Andrew Johns and scored under the posts to give Newcastle a 22-16 victory. However, it should be remembered that Albert’s defence had just as much to do with the Knights’ grand final win that year – his desperate, try-saving tackle on Norths fullback Matt Seers in the final the week before secured the club’s maiden grand final appearance. Injury limited his opportunities to build on that one, shining moment in his career and his sole rep match was a State of Origin appearance in 1999. In February 2000, he scored a club record 4 tries in a club match, against W’Tigers. Salary cap restrictions the following year saw Albert reluctantly leave the club and sign with St Helens. Tragically, a broken ankle during the club’s win in the preliminary final against Cronulla cost Albert a place in Newcastle’s grand final-winning team in 2001. In England he was a member of the St Helen’s team that won the Challenge Cup final in 2004.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
State of Origin - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
City vs Country 2 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
ARL/NRL Premiership 2 113 77 -   - 308 64 44 5 56.64% List
ARL/NRL Finals - 8 3 -   - 12 5 3 0 62.50% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Super League 1 105 77 -   - 308 76 27 2 72.38% List
Challenge Cup 1 17 10 -   - 40 14 3 0 82.35% List
Super League Finals - 5 - -   - - 3 2 0 60.00% List
UK Top Division - 105 77 -   - 308 76 27 2 72.38% List
Other   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
World Club Challenge - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
First Class 239 164 -   - 656 161 79 7 67.36% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Country 1997, 2001   2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
NSW 1999   1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1997-2001   3 0 0   0 - 2 1 0 66.67% List

ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newcastle ARL 1996   11 3 -   - 12 6 4 1 54.55% List
Newcastle ARL 1997   26 18 -   - 72 17 8 1 65.38% List
Newcastle NRL 1998   1 1 -   - 4 0 1 0 0.00% List
Newcastle NRL 1999   17 16 -   - 64 11 5 1 64.71% List
Newcastle NRL 2000   12 11 -   - 44 8 3 1 66.67% List
Newcastle NRL 2001   23 16 -   - 64 13 9 1 56.52% List
Cronulla NRL 2006   23 12 -   - 48 9 14 0 39.13% List

ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newcastle 1996-01   90 65 -   - 260 55 30 5 61.11% List
Cronulla 2006   23 12 -   - 48 9 14 0 39.13% List
Overall1996-2006   113 77 0   0 308 64 44 5 56.64% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St Helens 2002   36 24 -   - 96 35 9 0 97.22% List
St Helens 2003   28 19 -   - 76 19 13 1 67.86% List
St Helens 2004   31 16 -   - 64 26 10 1 83.87% List
St Helens 2005   28 28 -   - 112 27 5 0 96.43% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St Helens 2002-05   123 87 -   - 348 90 31 2 73.17% List

Your Say

  • People with Short memories
    4 Sep 2011 1:12pm

    This man never got the credit he truly deserves! Most people will ever remember was the winning try he scored in the 97 final but not many people remembers much of the try saving tackle he made in the previous semi final game against north syd. He pulled off arguably the greatest I mean the best try saving tackle of the century! Matt seers looks odds on scoring the try in the corner after making a break on newcastles left side defence n Albert started chasing at half way mark running diagonally to the farside of the field and cuts him centermeters short of the line eventually put him into the touch! Many people will wanna argue sattlers tackle on Byrne in 03 gf is better .. Let's face it... Byrne was never known as a quick winger... Sattler had him in sight the whole time he was chasing him. Alberts tackle on seers was out of no where no one gave him a chance to make a tackle like that.. given the circumstances, if seers has scored that try.. The score wud of leveled and Newcastle might not even play the gf.. Therefore we might never witness such a dramatic gf moment like the one in 97!

  • john wilkes
    21 Mar 2015 9:41am

    great player in uk for saints.Very fast and a credit to the game.Thanks Darren for your contribution to rugby and my team.

  • Anonymous
    11 Sep 2023 9:50pm

    He will ne er forgotten he was one of the best , people do have short memories, that had there eyes on the john's boys, but this young man that won it for us, great game great person.

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Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World , 2006 Official Rugby League Annual