Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- Dish head
- Born
- Thursday, 15th January, 1959
- Current Age
- 65 years and 127 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
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 % | ||||
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Interstate Matches | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Midweek Cup | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85% | 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 | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.31% | List | |||
Test Series | 9 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.89% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 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 | |||
BRL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 69 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 44 | 25 | 0 | 63.77% | List | ||||
BRL/NSWRL Finals | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup AU | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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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 | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
QLD Country | 1980 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
QLD Firsts | 1980-81, 1987 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Brisbane Firsts | 1981, 1984-85, 1987 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | |||
QLD | 1983-87 | 13 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85% | List | |||
Overall | 1980-1987 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41.67% | List | |||
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BRL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | |||
BRL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | |||
Overall | 1987-1991 | 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 |
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)
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