John Platten

John Platten
John Platten
Personal information
Full name	John Patrick Platten
Date of birth	17 March 1963
Place of birth	South Australia
Original team(s)	Central District (SANFL)
Draft	No. 19, 1981 interstate draft
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1981–1985, 1998	Central District
1986–1998	Hawthorn
Total
Representative team honours
Years	Team
	South Australia
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998.
Career highlights
	4 x VFL/AFL premiership player (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991); 4 × VFL/ AFL night series premiership: 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992; Brownlow Medalist (1987); Magarey Medalist (1984); 2 x Central District best and fairest (1984, 1985); 2 x Hawthorn best and fairest (1987, 1994); 5 x All-Australian team (1985-1988, 1992); 3 x VFL Team of the Year (1986-1989); Australian Football Hall of Fame; South Australian Football Hall of Fame; Hawthorn Team of the Century - (forward pocket); Hawthorn Hall of Fame;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Patrick Platten (born 17 March 1963) is a retired Australian Rules Football player.

Platten's career began in the SANFL, where he won a Magarey Medal with Central District, and also with Hawthorn, where he played in four premierships and won the 1987 Brownlow Medal. Platten remains a popular and respected figure at both clubs and is also an inductee in both the AFL and SANFL Halls of Fame.