Darren Willis (born 1 October 1968) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played for Penrith and Western Suburbs.

Playing career

Willis played mostly on the wing and occasionally as a centre. He started his career at Penrith, which he came to from Lithgow Workers. While with Penrith he made 20 first-grade appearances, nine of them in the club's premiership winning 1991 season. He didn't take part in Penrith's finals campaign, but travelled to England to play in the

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against Wigan and scored their only try in a losing cause. From 1992 to 1998 he played for Western Suburbs, featuring in 144 first-grade games and scoring 49 tries. His final game in the top grade was in Round 21 1998 against

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which ended in a 56-14 loss at

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. During this time he represented NSW Country as a winger in four

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fixtures.

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Darren Willis
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