Darren Albert

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 28th February, 1976
Current Age
48 years and 20 days
Place Of Birth
Auburn, New South Wales, Australia

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

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 113 77 -   - 308 64 44 5 56.64% List
City vs Country 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
NRL Finals 8 3 -   - 12 5 3 0 62.50% List
State of Origin 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Challenge Cup 17 10 -   - 40 14 3 0 82.35% List
Super League 105 77 -   - 308 76 27 2 72.38% List
World Club Challenge 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


Representative

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


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - 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

NRL/NSWRL - 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 29 7 0 80.56% List
St Helens 2003 28 19 -   - 76 16 11 1 57.14% List
St Helens 2004 31 16 -   - 64 21 9 1 67.74% List
St Helens 2005 28 28 -   - 112 24 4 0 85.71% 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
    04/09/2011

    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
    21/03/2015

    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
    11/09/2023

    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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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio, Nick Jones, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual