Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Wednesday, 9th October, 1963
- Current Age
- 60 years and 236 days
Awards & Accolades
- Man Of Steel Award
- 1993
Biography
Great Britain Test forward played for St Helens (1982-87) and Wigan (1988-94) during his English career before joining his former Wigan coach John Monie at Auckland for the Warriors’ debut season in the ARL. Platt, who made his Test debut against France in 1985, also appeared in the 1995 World Cup, four Ashes series (1986, 1988, 1990 & 1992), won six Challenge Cups and five English Championships during his career. The 25-Test veteran finished his playing career with Salford in 1998 before taking on the coaching position with Workington in 1999. Having spent an English off-season with Brisbane Wests in 1985 Platt returned to Queensland, married and was later assistant coach of the club.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Championship | 243 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 273 | 178 | 59 | 6 | 73.25% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 27 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | St Helens | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Challenge Cup | 52 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 88.46% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 48 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 77.08% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 18 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | 18 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 11 | 0 | 38.89% | List | |||
| Test Series | 13 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12.50% | List | ||||
| Charity Shield - UK | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Wigan Warriors | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| World Cup | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.64% | List | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| ARL Premiership (NRL) | 35 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 15 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| UK Second Division | 10 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Super League | 23 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 43.48% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Great Britain | 1985-86, 1988-93 | 25 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |||
| England | 1995 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1985-1995 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 62.07% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Great Britain | 1985-1988 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Great Britain | 1985-1992 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
| England | 1995 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1989-1995 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.64% | List | |||
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ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Auckland | ARL 1995 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||
| Auckland | ARL 1996 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 11 | 0 | 47.62% | List | |||
ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Warriors | 1995-96 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 15 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| St Helens | 1982/83 | 22 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 68.18% | List | |||
| St Helens | 1983/84 | 32 | 10 | - | 1 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 59.38% | List | |||
| St Helens | 1984/85 | 36 | 19 | - | - | 76 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 77.78% | List | |||
| St Helens | 1985/86 | 28 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 67.86% | List | |||
| St Helens | 1986/87 | 35 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 68.57% | List | |||
| St Helens | 1987/88 | 28 | 10 | 1 | - | 42 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1988/89 | 36 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 80.56% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1989/90 | 34 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 82.35% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1990/91 | 31 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 77.42% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1991/92 | 33 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 81.82% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1991/92 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1992/93 | 30 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 86.67% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1992/93 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1993/94 | 30 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
| Widnes | 1995/96 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | 1 | 61.54% | List | |||
| Salford | 1997 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
| Salford | 1998 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.67% | List | |||
| Workington | 1999 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| St Helens | 1982-87 | 181 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 261 | 126 | 50 | 5 | 69.61% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1988-93 | 196 | 22 | - | - | 88 | 160 | 32 | 4 | 81.63% | List | |||
| Widnes | 1995 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | 1 | 61.54% | List | |||
| Salford | 1997-98 | 33 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 51.52% | List | |||
| Overall | 1982-1998 | ? | 89 | 1 | 1 | 353 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Terry Liberopoulos, Max Turner, Cymru RL, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Match Video
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