Greg Dowling
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Gregory Dowling is an Australian former rugby league
footballer of the 1980s and 90s. He represented both Australia and Queensland.
A prop from Ingham, Queensland
, Dowling started his career with the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
. At the end of their 1986 season, he went on the 1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
. He was later selected as a member of the foundation team for the Brisbane Broncos
in 1988
. In 1989
he was awarded the Broncos' player of the year. Injury forced him into retirement in 1991.
After playing he became a commentator for the ABC
and a columnist for the Cairns Post.
In 2000 Dowling was awarded the Australian Sports Medal
for his contribution to Australia's international standing in rugby league.
Greg Dowling has two children called Lauren and Lachlan.
He also owns a shop in Willows, Townsville, called Oporto
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1980s and 90s. He represented both Australia and Queensland.
A prop from Ingham, Queensland
Ingham, Queensland
Ingham is a town in the Great Green Way region of North Queensland, Australia. The town was founded in 1864, gazetted a shire in 1879, and is the service centre for many sugarcane plantations, pioneered in the 1870s by William Ingham, for whom the town is named...
, Dowling started his career with the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
The Wynnum-Manly Seagulls are an Australian rugby league football club based at Kougari Oval, which is in the Eastern Brisbane suburb of Manly West. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1951 to 1997. Since 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is red, green and white...
. At the end of their 1986 season, he went on the 1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
1986 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France
The 1986 Kangaroo tour was the sixteenth Kangaroo Tour where the Australian side plays a number of matches against British and French rugby league teams, in additions to the Test matches...
. He was later selected as a member of the foundation team for the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
in 1988
Brisbane Broncos 1988
The 1988 Brisbane Broncos season was the first in the club's history. The new venture team, competed in the New South Wales Rugby League's 1988 Winfield Cup premiership and, despite a strong start to the season, failed to make the finals...
. In 1989
Brisbane Broncos 1989
The 1989 Brisbane Broncos season was the second in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1989 Winfield Cup premiership and in their second year improved on their first, finishing the season in sixth position after losing their first ever play-off match against the Cronulla-Sutherland...
he was awarded the Broncos' player of the year. Injury forced him into retirement in 1991.
After playing he became a commentator for the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
and a columnist for the Cairns Post.
In 2000 Dowling was awarded the Australian Sports Medal
Australian Sports Medal
The Australian Sports Medal was an award given during 2000 to recognise achievements in Australian sport.Recipients of the award included competitors, coaches, sports scientists, office holders, and people who maintained sporting facilities and services. Over 18,000 Medals were...
for his contribution to Australia's international standing in rugby league.
Greg Dowling has two children called Lauren and Lachlan.
He also owns a shop in Willows, Townsville, called Oporto