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Greg Dowling was born on 15 January, 1959 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, is an Australia international rugby league footballer. Discover Greg Dowling's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?
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65 years old |
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Capricorn |
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15 January 1959 |
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15 January |
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Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
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Australia
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Greg Dowling Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Greg Dowling Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Greg Dowling worth at the age of 65 years old? Greg Dowling’s income source is mostly from being a successful footballer. He is from Australia. We have estimated Greg Dowling's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Greg Dowling (born 15 January 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.
An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative prop forward, he played his club football mostly in Brisbane with a spell playing for English club, Wigan.
Greg Dowling was born in Cairns, Queensland on 15 January 1959.
A from Ingham, Queensland, Dowling started his career with the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls, making his debut in 1981.
Dowling did not play in the 1982 BRL season, instead serving as Wynnum-Manly's manager.
He scored a freakish try during the 1984 State of Origin series.
In Game 2, played on a wet and muddy Sydney Cricket Ground, Maroons captain Wally Lewis put up a chip-kick only metres out from the try line.
The ball hit the crossbar on the full and bounced back down.
Somehow Dowling managed to catch the slippery ball on the full only centimetres from the ground to score under the posts, helping the Maroons to a series winning 14–2 win.
His club, Wynnum-Manly won the Brisbane Rugby League premiership final that year.
He also played for the Brisbane Rugby League team that defeated the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the 1984 National Panasonic Cup Final.
Dowling played at prop forward for Queensland in all three games of the 1985 State of Origin series.
Dowling also played in both test matches of the 1985 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand.
He is also remembered for his sideline fight with New Zealand prop Kevin Tamati during the first test of the Trans-Tasman Test series at Lang Park after both players had been sent to the sin-bin by French referee Julien Rascagneres.
Both players received an 8-day suspension as a result of the fight.
Greg Dowling played left-, i.e. number 8, in Wigan's 34–8 victory over Warrington in the Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 13 October 1985.
He also played prop forward in Wigan's 18–4 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1985–86 John Player Special Trophy Final during the During the 1985–86 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 11 January 1986.
Dowling played for Queensland in Game I of the 1986 State of Origin series, scoring a try.
At the end of the 1986 season, he was selected to go on the 1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, and played at prop forward in every single test match of the tour.
Dowling was selected to play for Queensland in all three games of the 1987 State of Origin series, scoring tries in the 1st and second games.
He also played in the 4th exhibition match in the United States.
Dowling was contracted to be a member of the foundation team for the Brisbane Broncos in 1988.
He was named the 1989 Brisbane 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 currently resides in Townsville with two children called Lauren and Lachlan and his wife Rhonda.
After moving on from his McDonald's franchise in Atherton in 2008, he began his retirement.
Soon realising this was not for him, he started new project which started at the end of 2009, an Oporto franchise in the Willows Shopping Centre in Townsville.
In April 2019 Dowling was announced as the United Australia Party candidate for Herbert at the 2019 federal election.
In January 2020, Dowling announced he was running as an independent mayoral candidate for Townsville City Council at the 2020 local government elections.
Despite contesting the election as an independent, he received an endorsement from Clive Palmer.
Dowling managed to secure 17% of the vote, and was beaten by incumbent mayor Jenny Hill and opponent Sam Cox.
In July 2020, Dowling was announced as a Clive Palmer's United Australia Party candidate for the seat of Townsville at the 2020 Queensland state election, and was also endorsed as the state leader of the party.
