Darren Albert
Encyclopedia
Darren Albert 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
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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.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, he played his club football for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
(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
Wigan
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...
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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.
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 |