Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Wednesday, 9th October, 1963
- Current Age
- 60 years and 347 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- Great Britain vs New Zealand 1989, New Zealand vs Great Britain 1992
- English Championship
- 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994
- Challenge Cup
- 1988/1989, 1989/1990, 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994
- Premiership Trophy
- 1984/1985, 1989/1990, 1991/1992, 1993/1994
- Regal Trophy
- 1987/1988, 1988/1989, 1989/1990, 1992/1993
- Lancashire Cup
- 1984/1985, 1988/1989, 1992/1993
- World Club Challenge
- 1991
- Charity Shield - UK
- 1991/1992
- 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
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| The Ashes | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12.50% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.64% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | St Helens | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 45.45% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Wigan Warriors | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | ||||
| ARL Premiership (NRL) | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 15 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Super League | - | 23 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 43.48% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 6 | 52 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 88.46% | List | ||||
| English Championship | 4 | 243 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 273 | 178 | 59 | 6 | 73.25% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 4 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 4 | 48 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 77.08% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 3 | 27 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Charity Shield - UK | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| UK Second Division | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 60.00% | 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 Winfield Cup | 14 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Auckland | ARL 1996 Optus Cup | 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, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Terry Liberopoulos, Max Turner, Cymru RL, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Match Video
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