Max Plath

Max Plath

Plath playing for the Dolphins in 2026.
Personal information
Full name	Max Plath
Born	(2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Lock, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023– Dolphins 42 9 0 0 36 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2026 Queensland 2 0 0 0 0
Source: 1 As of 28 June 2026
Education	Iona College Brisbane
Father	John Plath

Max Plath (born 3 October 2001)² is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker, lock or second-row forward for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Plath was born in Brisbane, Queensland and was educated at Iona College, where he played rugby union in the AIC competition.³ He is the son of former Brisbane Broncos utility John Plath, and older brother of Jordan Plath, who has left the South Sydney Rabbitohs and has joined Dolphins on a 2 year deal and is playing in the Hostplus Cup. He played his junior rugby league at Capalaba Warriors for a small stint before playing at Wynnum Manly Juniors.⁴

During 2022 and 2023, Plath played seventeen games, scored nine tries and kicked nineteen goals for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Hostplus Cup.⁵ He has also played in the Queensland under-19 team.⁶⁷

During 2023, Plath played fifteen games and scored six tries for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Hostplus Cup competition run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL).⁸ On 2 June 2023 in round 14 of the 2023 NRL season, Plath made his first grade debut from the bench in their 8–30 loss to the New Zealand Warriors at Mount Smart Stadium.⁹ In total, Plath played two NRL games and scored one try for the Dolphins that year. In December 2023, his contract was extended until 2026.¹⁰

In round 4 of the 2024 NRL season, Plath was placed on report for a hip drop tackle during the clubs 30–14 victory over the Gold Coast Titans. Plath was later suspended for two games.¹¹ In round 7 of the 2024 NRL season, Plath scored two tries for the Dolphins in their 44–16 victory over Parramatta.¹² He played a total of 21 games for the Dolphins in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table.¹³

On 26 February, the Dolphins announced that Plath extended his contract until the end of 2028.¹⁴ Plath was limited to just eight games for the Dolphins in the 2025 NRL season as the club narrowly missed out on the finals finishing 9th.¹⁵

He made his Queensland debut in Game 1 of the 2026 State of Origin on 27 May 2026 in the 22-20 defeat.¹⁶

Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2023	Dolphins	2	1	4
2024		21	4	16
2025		8	3	12
2026		10	1	4
	Totals	41	9	36