Facts:   - height: 178 cm ftin on    - retired: yes    - nickname: locky      - fullname: darren james lockyer    - name: darren lockyer    - image: darren lockyer.jpg    - birth place: brisbane , queensland , australia   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of darren lockyer .
darren lockyer -lrb- born 24 march 1977 in brisbane , queensland -rrb- is an australian rugby league television commentator and former professional player .after seventeen nrl seasons , lockyer retired in 2011 as captain of the australian national team , the queensland state of origin team and his club , the brisbane broncos , having set records for most ever games with each of them .he set additional all-time records for most national rugby league matches , most state of origin matches , most games as captain and most tries for the australian national team , and highest ever point-scorer for the broncos .additionally , he was never suspended or charged by the nrl judiciary system during his entire career .named at fullback of a queensland team of the century -lrb- 1998 -- 2007 -rrb- , lockyer won three grand finals with the broncos -lrb- including a clive churchill medal -rrb- , a world cup with australia , and the golden boot award for world 's best player in this position before switching to five-eighth .in the halves , lockyer won a fourth grand final with the broncos , a record six consecutive state of origin series with queensland , and a second golden boot award .such achievements have seen lockyer widely hailed as one of the greatest players of all time , and he has also written a column for queensland newspaper , `` the courier mail '' .