Greg 'Dish head' Dowling

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Dish head
Born
Thursday, 15th January, 1959
Current Age
65 years and 99 days
Place Of Birth
Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Biography

Rugged Townsville prop started his career with Wynnum-Manly before graduating to State of Origin level in 1984. Dowling scored a memorable try in the SCG mud off a Wally Lewis kick that rebounded off the crossbar in 1984 and was a cornerstone in Queensland's State of Origin successes in the mid 1980s. He made his debut for Australia against Great Britain in the 1984 Ashes series but is best remembered for the infamous sideline clash with Kiwi prop Kevin Tamati after being sent off in the Brisbane Test match in 1985. Dowling had a highly successful season with Wigan at the end of 1985 and toured with the Kangaroos the following year in which he appeared in all five Tests. A foundation member of the Brisbane Broncos in 1988, chronic back injury forced him into retirement in 1991.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Interstate Matches 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
National Panasonic Cup 7 1 -   1 5 4 3 0 57.14% List
Tour Matches Queensland Origin 2 1 -   - 4 2 0 0 100.00% List
State of Origin 11 4 -   - 16 5 6 0 45.45% List
Test Series 9 - -   - - 8 1 0 88.89% List
The Ashes 6 - -   - - 6 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 13 1 -   - 4 12 1 0 92.31% List
World Cup 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
English Championship 16 1 -   - 4 12 2 2 75.00% List
Lancashire Cup 2 1 -   - 4 2 0 0 100.00% List
Regal Trophy 5 3 -   1 13 5 0 0 100.00% List
Challenge Cup 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
QRL 4 1 -   - 4 4 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Queensland Firsts 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NRL 69 6 -   - 24 44 25 0 63.77% List
NRL Finals 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Tooheys Challenge Cup 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1984-87 12 - -   - - 10 2 0 83.33% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1984-1986 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
QLD Firsts 1980-81, 1987 3 - -   - - 0 3 0 0.00% List
Brisbane Firsts 1981, 1987 2 - -   1 1 0 2 0 0.00% List
QLD 1983-87 13 5 -   - 20 7 6 0 53.85% List
Overall1980-1987 18 5 0   1 21 7 11 0 38.89% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Norths BRL 1987 4 1 -   - 4 4 0 0 100.00% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1988 16 2 -   - 8 11 5 0 68.75% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1989 17 1 -   - 4 10 7 0 58.82% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1990 20 2 -   - 8 13 7 0 65.00% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1991 16 1 -   - 4 10 6 0 62.50% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Norths 1987 4 1 -   - 4 4 0 0 100.00% List
Brisbane 1988-91 69 6 -   - 24 44 25 0 63.77% List
Overall1987-1991 73 7 0   0 28 48 25 0 65.75% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Wigan 1985/86 25 5 -   1 21 20 3 2 80.00% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Wigan 1985 25 5 -   1 21 20 3 2 80.00% List

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

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Match Video, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1986-87