John Patrick Platten was born on 17 March 1963 and is a retired Australian Rules Football player.
12 Facts About John Platten
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John Platten remains a popular and respected figure at both clubs and is an inductee in both the AFL and SANFL Halls of Fame.
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John Platten began his career with Central Districts in the SANFL: a junior with the Centrals; he commenced in the junior ranks in 1979 and made his league debut in 1981.
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John Platten immediately made an impact with Centrals, becoming a full State Representative in 1982, and continued to be a regular in the state team throughout his career.
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John Platten was recruited to Carlton but after a protracted legal case eventually joined Hawthorn for the 1986 season.
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John Platten was a gutsy rover who won a Brownlow Medal in 1987, tying with Tony Lockett.
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In 1998, John Platten retired from the Hawthorn Football Club and made a dramatic return to Central District along with Gilbert McAdam, another of the Bulldogs' all-time greats.
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John Platten kicked the match-winning goal of his comeback match against Glenelg at Elizabeth Oval injury plagued his long-awaited comeback and he retired from football all together after sustaining a knee injury mid-season.
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John Platten's return to Elizabeth Oval was not the success it was hoped for but was a joyous event for long-time Centrals fans regardless.
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John Platten was a notable attendee at Centrals early 2000s premiership successes, an achievement he was never to enjoy with his boyhood club.
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John Platten played 107 games for Central District in the SANFL, for a career total of 365 games in elite football, and was the club's best and fairest in 1984 and 1985, as well as its leading goalkicker in 1981 and 1985.
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John Platten competed in the Gladiator Team Sports Challenge in 1995.