Starr made his first grade debut for Eastern Suburbs in Round 15 1994 against Manly which ended in a 34–0 defeat.
In 1997, Balmain dropped the Sydney Tigers name and moved their home games back to Leichhardt Oval.
Starr enjoyed his most consistent year in 1997 and made 21 appearances as Balmain missed out on the finals by only 1 competition point.
Starr played with Balmain up until the end of the 1999 season before the club elected to merge with Western Suburbs to form the Wests Tigers.
Starr retired for a second time at the end of 2012 following Gympie's grand final defeat against Kawana Dolphins.