Despite losing to the St George Illawarra Dragons in the first week of the finals, the Broncos rebounded to defeat the Newcastle Knights 50–6. 2006 was arguably Lockyer's finest ever season, as he'd become the first person since Allan Langer (a former teammate) to captain winning teams in the National Rugby League premiership, the State of Origin series, and the Tri-Nations series all in the same year. He also captained Australia at five-eighth in the 2005 ANZAC Test, scoring two tries. They then won the preliminary final against the Bulldogs 37–20 after trailing 20–6 at half-time, with Lockyer named man of the match. Lockyer scored his first Origin try to help Queensland to a 10-all draw, which was enough for the Maroons to retain the shield.
Darren Lockyer also holds the club record of 272 points in a season, having achieved this in 1998. [51], In 2008, rugby league in Australia's centenary year, Lockyer was named at fullback in the Toowoomba and South West Team of the Century.[52]. [45] Lockyer suffered a rib injury three weeks out from the finals series with the Broncos teetering in 8th place. Thank God for him that he doesn't lose confidence and he is the champion he is. They are associated with a rejection of traditional values. He married Loren Pollock in 2007. Also in 2004, during a game for the Broncos, Lockyer took a hit to the throat which caused damage to a small bone in his larynx. At the end of the 1997 season Lockyer made his international debut when he was selected to play at fullback for Australia in all three games of the Super League Test series against Great Britain in England. Darren James Lockyer (born 24 March 1977)[3] is an Australian television commentator and former professional rugby league footballer. [16] Despite Lockyer's individual performance, the year went terribly for the Broncos- the club was only able to salvage 1 win and a draw from their first 10 matches, a situation which worsened when club legend Allan Langer retired midseason. Darren Lockyer has got his young son Hugo David and elder one Sunny, aged 2, and Flynn, aged 1. Please check back soon for updates. Lockyer kicked 10 goals from 13 attempts across those 2 matches, bringing his season tally to 8 tries and 70 goals. Like many famous people and celebrities, Darren Lockyer keeps his personal life private. Ultimately, they were probably doomed no matter what they did, as Melbourne ended their season for the third year in a row with a 40-10 rout. [35], Lockyer injured his ankle again in Round 9 against the Sharks but he recovered in time to play in Game I of the 2007 State of Origin series and defeat the New South Wales Blues. [9] Later that year, he signed a $10,000 playing contract with the Broncos.[10]. Describing herself as Lockyer's No.1 fan, Denise still has posters, hats, flags, clocks and shirts waiting at home for her retiring hero's signature. Lockyer then captained Queensland at five-eighth in all three games of their unsuccessful 2005 State of Origin series. [22] He also picked up his 2nd Ron McAuliffe Medal. Bookmark this page and come back often for updates. © 2020 Oview Digital. Lockyer was responsible for putting Ben Teo in for the first try, but with Brisbane up 12-6 and under 10 minutes remaining, Lockyer came too close to a jumping Gerard Beale and collected the knee of the Broncos winger to the face, fracturing his cheekbone. [42] Lockyer scored two tries and was awarded the player of the match medal in the losing effort against the Kiwis at the World Cup final. Lockyer was moved permanently to the fullback position by coach Wayne Bennett at the beginning of the 1997 Super League season, replacing Australian former international winger Willie Carne, who had played fullback for the Broncos in 1996, with Lockyer also taking over the full-time goal kicking duties from Carne. Brisbane spent almost the entire 2002 season in the Top 4, finishing in 3rd place, as Lockyer, along with Lote Tuquiri and Chris Walker, led the team in tryscoring. Lockyer was one of Brisbane's best, even during the losing streak, but couldn't prevent a 22-6 loss to Cronulla in the Qualifying Final. [34], During the season at the Broncos' 20-year anniversary celebration, the club announced a list of the 20 best players to play for them to date which included Lockyer. In 2005 Lockyer was also the Broncos' top point-scorer as they led the comp for a majority of the season, only for 2 losses at the end of the season consigning them to a 3rd place finish.
[31] This was Lockyer's fourth premiership (first as captain), and the Broncos' sixth. In the Round 18 match against North Queensland, Lockyer ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament, with the severity of the injury forcing him out for the rest of the 2007 season. [23] The Broncos fullback position he left vacated was taken by 17-year-old Karmichael Hunt. Denise said her grandmother was excited about meeting Locky, but a bit shy. We will continue to update information on Darren Lockyer’s parents. For the 2004 Brisbane Broncos season, after the retirement of Ben Ikin, coach Wayne Bennett moved Lockyer, then established as the world's best fullback, to the five-eighth position where he would get more opportunities with the ball in hand. If you see something that doesn’t look right, contact us. He was again top point-scorer for Brisbane that year, smashing the club record of 193 for most points in a season by scoring 272, coming from a career high 19 tries and 90 goals. [30] He then steered his team to win the 2006 NRL Grand Final 15–8 over Melbourne, setting up both tries and then kicking a winning field goal in the 73rd minute. The following Friday, on 12 August, Lockyer officially broke the record for most NRL games played at 350 with a win over the North Queensland Cowboys in front of a capacity crowd Dairy Farmers Stadium. In 2011 part of the Warrego Highway between Ipswich and Toowoomba was renamed Darren Lockyer Way in his honour. He is popular for being a Rugby Player. Lockyer played most of the 1996 ARL season from the interchange bench, but also played fullback, wing, centre and five-eighth, finishing with 20 games played, scoring 7 tries and kicking 13 goals. Darren Lockyer is a Roma product, who was discovered by the Broncos' super talent scout Cyril Connell. But a late season collapse, losing 6 straight to limp into the finals in 5th position. By this time Lockyer was being called the best fullback in the world. Brisbane sat 17th after 10 games, but 12 wins and a draw from their last 14 matches saw them scrape into the finals, a single point ahead of 9th placed Canberra. [7] He made his first grade debut at 15 and played fullback for his Roma club. Lockyer ended his career captaining the Australian national team to victory in the 2011 Four Nations. Now you all want to applaud him. Lockyer's heroic game 3 performance, however, has been overshadowed by the return to State of Origin from Queensland legend Langer after an SOS from coach Bennett. Personal Life. The education details are not available at this time.
He started a rugby-commentating career after retiring as a player in 2011. Darren Lockyer was born in 1970s. Retired rugby player who played 13 seasons with the Queensland and Australian national teams. In February 2008, Lockyer was named in a list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to In the third and deciding game of the series, Lockyer was named man-of-the-match, having scored two tries and kicked four goals to help Queensland to victory.