Darren Meredith

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Darren Meredith
Personal information
Full nameDarren Lee Meredith
Born (1962-08-14) 14 August 1962 (age 61)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1985 Canterbury-Bankstown 10000
1986–87 Canberra Raiders 70000
1988 Newcastle Knights 20000
Total100000
Source: [1]

Darren Meredith (born 14 August 1962) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 1985, the Canberra Raiders in 1986 - 1987 and the Newcastle Knights in 1988.

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Playing career

Meredith made his first grade debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in Round 26 1985 against Western Suburbs. Meredith did not feature in the club's 1985 premiership victory over St George.

In 1986, Meredith joined Canberra spending 2 seasons with them before signing with newly admitted club Newcastle in 1988.

Meredith played 2 games for Newcastle with his last being a 14–4 defeat against Western Suburbs in Round 17 1988. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Darren Meredith - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Knights team of 1988 reunite". Newcastle Knights.
  3. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.