Greg Platz

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Greg Platz
Personal information
Full nameGreg Platz
Born (1950-09-29) 29 September 1950 (age 75)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Wattles (Toowoomba)00000
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 00000
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
19??–??Toowoomba
1976–78 Queensland 102006
1978 Australia 10000
As of 12 July 2021
Relatives Lew Platz (brother)

Greg Platz is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. A Queensland and Australian international representative back row forward, he played club football for his local club, Allora Clifton Wattles. He played rep football for Toowoomba and for Qld Country. He is the brother of fellow Kangaroo Lew Platz. [1] During the 1974 Great Britain Lions tour Platz was elected to play for Toowoomba against the visiting side. In 1977 he captain-coached Wattles. [2] He captained the Toowoomba Clydesdales in the late '70s. [3] He played a lone international against New Zealand in Brisbane in 1978. [4] During the 1979 Great Britain Lions tour Platz was selected to play for Queensland and Toowoomba against the visiting side.

He later coached the Toowoomba Clydesdales in the 1980s.

References

  1. Queensland Representative Players Archived 1 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine at qrl.com.au
  2. (2008) Wattles Rugby League Football Club SportingPulse Pty Ltd
  3. Peter Hardwick "Reunion looks back at league's best days" 15 September 2009, The Chronicle
  4. Greg Platz at rugbyleagueproject.org