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Darren Brown (born 29 April 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Western Suburbs Magpies and the Penrith Panthers. Brown also played for Trafford Borough in England and for the Salford City Reds in the Super League. He spent most of his career as a lock or second rower, but could also play in the backline.
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Background
Brown was born in Sydney and raised in Redfern, New South Wales. He played his junior football with Zetland Magpies, Mascot Jets and Waterloo Waratahs in the South Sydney Juniors, as well as the Brighton Seagulls in the St George Juniors.[citation needed]
Rugby league career
Brown began his first-grade career at South Sydney (first grade player #774)[2] in the 1989 NSWRL season and had two stints at the club.[3][4][5]
In between his South Sydney stints he played the 1990 off season with English club Trafford Borough[6] and then returned to Australia for the 1991 season with Canterbury (first grade player #559),[7] where he featured as a centre and five-eighth, with a highlight being a hat-trick of tries in a win over Eastern Suburbs.[8]
After returning to South Sydney for a further two years,[2] Brown joined Western Suburbs (first grade player #974)[9] in the 1994 season and played lock in the first three rounds. He was then sacked by Western Suburbs following his involvement in a brawl outside Canterbury Leagues Club and finished the season with Penrith (first grade player #361).[10][11]
Used as a forward, Brown continued to play for Penrith for another four seasons, which included two finals appearances[12][13] in the 1997 Super League season.[10]
From 1999 to 2001 he returned to play in England for the Salford Red Devils (first grade player #965),[14] which he captained.[15]
Personal life
Since retiring from rugby league Brown has worked as a real estate agent[16] and is currently employed as a stevedore (wharfie) on the Port Botany waterfront. In 2016 Brown walked 858 kilometres from the Gold Coast to Sydney with his mates from Rise Foundation Australia to raise awareness for suicide prevention and mental health issues.[17] In 2019 Brown began co-hosting Rabbitohs Radio, a weekly rugby league podcast covering the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[18][19] In the podcast Brown, former teammate Steve Mavin and Grant Chappell examine Rabbitohs team news, performances and interview special guests.[20]
References
- ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
- ^ a b "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Darren Brown". www.ssralmanac.com.
- ^ "Darren Brown - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Brown serves second dose of revenge". The Canberra Times. 6 April 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS 1989. YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
- ^ Trafford Borough V Nottingham City 1990. YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
- ^ https://thebulldogs.com.au/sportal.php?page=player&id=559
- ^ "Taylor blunders damage Magpies". The Canberra Times. 25 March 1991. p. 24. Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "First Grade Players - Western Suburbs Magpies".
- ^ a b "PLAYERS | Darren Brown". 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Brown, Penrith linked". The Canberra Times. 30 April 1994. p. 60. Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Super League 1997 - Minor Prelim Semi - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Super League 1997 - Minor Semi - Rugby League Project".
- ^ https://www.salfordreddevils.net/club/salford-red-devils-heritage-list/
- ^ Fisher, Michael (4 January 2001). "Salford boosted by Brown return". The Telegraph.
- ^ Seiler, Melissa (11 October 2016). "From rough trot to an epic journey". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Geddes, Jon (9 January 2017). "Plea to struggling league players". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ PowerEditor, John; founder, Founder at AusBetsThe; AusBets, editor of; Years, An Avid Punter for Over 20. "The best online betting sites in Australia". AusBets.
{{cite web}}:|first3=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "RABBITOHS RADIO on Apple Podcasts". 19 August 2023.
- ^ Rabbitohs Radio In The Studio. YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
External links
- Darren Brown at Rugby League project
This page was last edited on 3 June 2024, at 00:49