Darrien Doherty
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Darrien Doherty is a former Australia
n rugby league
player.
He began his playing career at the age of 19 with his one and only first grade game with the Penrith Panthers
on 26 August 1990, coming off the bench and playing the second-row in their round 22 clash against the Western Suburbs Magpies
at Campbelltown Stadium
.
Doherty didn't play again in first grade until 1993 when he joined Wests. Staying at the club for two season, he played a total four games and scored his first top grade points with a try in the club's 38-4 win over the Gold Coast Seagulls
in round 14 of the 1994 season
.
In 1995, Darrien joined the Sydney Bulldogs and started the season in first grade against North Queensland as a replacement forward. He then became a regular member of the reserve grade team.
In 1996, Darrien joined the Illawarra Steelers
to play 20 games that season.
In 1997, Darrien joined the Hunter Mariners
to play 11 games that season and in 1998, joined the Adelaide Rams
to play 19 games that season.
In 1999, Darrien joined North Queensland Cowboys
to play eight games from 1999 to 2000.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rugby league
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...
player.
He began his playing career at the age of 19 with his one and only first grade game with the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
on 26 August 1990, coming off the bench and playing the second-row in their round 22 clash against the Western Suburbs Magpies
Western Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
at Campbelltown Stadium
Campbelltown Stadium
Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a rugby league stadium in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. It is the full time home ground for the Western Suburbs Magpies District Rugby League Football Club and is one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers...
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Doherty didn't play again in first grade until 1993 when he joined Wests. Staying at the club for two season, he played a total four games and scored his first top grade points with a try in the club's 38-4 win over the Gold Coast Seagulls
Gold Coast Chargers
Gold Coast were a professional Rugby league football club which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby League premiership from 1995 to 1997, and the National Rugby League premiership in 1998...
in round 14 of the 1994 season
New South Wales Rugby League season 1994
The 1994 New South Wales Rugby League season was the eighty-seventh season of professional rugby league football in Australia...
.
In 1995, Darrien joined the Sydney Bulldogs and started the season in first grade against North Queensland as a replacement forward. He then became a regular member of the reserve grade team.
In 1996, Darrien joined the Illawarra Steelers
Illawarra Steelers
The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level Rugby League competition from 1982, when they, along with the Canberra Raiders, were admitted into the then New South Wales Rugby Football...
to play 20 games that season.
In 1997, Darrien joined the Hunter Mariners
Hunter Mariners
The Hunter Mariners were an Australian rugby league club based in the Hunter Valley region's largest city, Newcastle. Hunter was formed in mid 1995 and was later disbanded at the end of 1997. The club was formed because of the Super League war, which was the rivalry between the traditional...
to play 11 games that season and in 1998, joined the Adelaide Rams
Adelaide Rams
The Adelaide Rams were an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The team was formed in 1995 for the planned rebel Super League competition, which eventually ran parallel to the rival Australian Rugby League competition in 1997...
to play 19 games that season.
In 1999, Darrien joined North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
to play eight games from 1999 to 2000.