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Lew Platz

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Thursday, 2nd October, 1952
Current Age
73 years and 250 days

Competitions Won

World Cup
1975
Midweek Cup
1980

Biography

Wynnum-Manly lock, the brother of 1978 Test prop Greg Platz, first represented Queensland against NZ in 1973. Platz was a regular member of Queensland's state sides in the 1970s and earned a place in Australia's World Cup team in 1975. His move to Sydney, where he played with P’matta and Penrith, met without similar rep success.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 6 - 6 2---2 - - - - 6 - - - 5 - 1 83.33% List
World Cup 1 6 - 6 2---2 - - - - 6 - - - 5 - 1 83.33% List
Tour Matches Queensland FirstsQFI - 1 1 2 ----- - - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 10 - 10 4---4 - - - - 12 - - - 9 - 1 90.00% List
Tour Matches Brisbane FirstsBRF - 1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series - 7 1 8 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 5 2 12.50% List
Bulimba Cup - 1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 77 12 89 142--16 - - - - 50 - - 1 41 46 2 46.07% List
NRL Finals - 2 1 3 2---2 - - - - 6 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Preseason Cup - 10 - 10 2---2 - - - - 6 - - 1 6 4 - 60.00% List
Midweek Cup 1 10 2 12 3---3 - - - - 9 - - 1 7 4 1 58.33% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  116 16 132 232--25 - - - - 77 - - 3 65 61 6 49.24% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1975   6 - 6 2---2 - - - - 6 - - - 5 - 1 83.33% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1975   6 - 6 2---2 - - - - 6 - - - 5 - 1 83.33% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Toowoomba 1972   1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
QLD Firsts 1974-75, 1977   8 2 10 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 7 2 10.00% List
Brisbane Firsts 1975   1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ParramattaParramatta 19781978 NSWRFL   2 2 4----- - - - - - - - 1 2 2 - 50.00% List
ParramattaParramatta 19791979 NSWRFL   10 4 147---7 - - - - 21 - - - 11 3 - 78.57% List
ParramattaParramatta 19801980 NSWRFL   9 3 121---1 - - - - 3 - - - 8 3 1 66.67% List
PenrithPenrith 19811981 NSWRFL   17 1 184---4 - - - - 12 - - - 7 11 - 38.89% List
PenrithPenrith 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   26 - 262---2 - - - - 6 - - - 7 18 1 26.92% List
PenrithPenrith 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   13 2 15-2--2 - - - - 8 - - - 6 9 - 40.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Parramatta 1978-80   21 9 30 8---8 - - - - 24 - - 1 21 8 1 70.00% List
Penrith 1981-83   56 3 59 62--8 - - - - 26 - - - 20 38 1 33.90% List

Your Say

  • scott spence
    3 Aug 2011 12:30am

    Saw Platz play in Brisbane comp many times. Great running backrower who dominated the Brisbane comp.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio

Sources: Castleford Tigers Heritage