Andy Platt

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 9th October, 1963
Current Age
60 years and 162 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
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


International

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
Overall1985-1995 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
Overall1989-1995 11 2 0   0 8 7 4 0 63.64% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - 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

NRL/NSWRL - 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

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
Overall1982-1998 423 89 1   1 353 311 102 10 73.52% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Terry Liberopoulos, Cymru RL, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash

Sources: ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1998, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1994-95, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1993-94, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1985-86, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1986-87, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1984-85, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1996, Match Video