Darren Senter (born 28 March 1972) is an Australian former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilit ...

Balmain Tigers The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995–96) are a rugby league club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful i ...

and

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. Senter primarily played in the position. He captained the Tigers from 1999 until 2004.

Background

Senter was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Senter made his first grade debut for Canterbury in 1992 against Eastern Suburbs. Senter primarily played second-row and lock at Canterbury in his 3 years at the club. In 1995, Senter joined the newly named "Sydney Tigers" as Balmain changed their name and relocated out to Parramatta Stadium at the start of the super league war. In 1996, Senter switched positions from second-row to hooker. In 1997, the "Sydney Tigers" name was dropped and reverted to Balmain, the club also returned to

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for the first time in 2 seasons. Senter went on to become a mainstay at the club and played with the team until the end of 1999 when Balmain merged with other foundation club Western Suburbs to form the

. Senter played in Balmain's final ever match as a stand-alone club which was a 42–14 loss against Canberra. In 2000, Senter became the inaugural captain of the

. Senter went on to make 96 appearances for the club before retiring at the end of 2004.

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Darren Center Bulldogs player profile
1972 births Living people Australian rugby league players Balmain Tigers players New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Wests Tigers players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Sydney {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1970s-stub