Dennis Manteit

Dennis Manteit (born 18 February 1943 in Jandowae, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2015, he was inducted into the Downlands College Hall of Fame for his success in international rugby league.

Dennis Manteit
Personal information
Born (1943-02-18) 18 February 1943
Jandowae, Queensland
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–73 Canterbury-Bankstown 49 7 0 0 21
1974–76 Balmain Tigers 43 7 0 0 21
Total 92 14 0 0 42
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–69 Queensland 15 15 0 0 3
1967–69 Australia 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Career

Club

A Hervey Bay junior, Dennis Manteit played in Queensland for Brothers and in New South Wales initially for Canterbury-Bankstown for four seasons between 1970-1973 and then Balmain for three seasons between 1974–1976, whom he captained during his final year to win the 1976 Amco Cup. He retired at the end of the 1976 season.

Representative

Dennis Manteit also played representative football for Queensland team on fifteen occasions between 1964-1969 and for the Australian national side on five occasions between 1967–1968. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 414. [2] He played 4 tests on the 1967-68 Kangaroo Tour and one world cup match in 1968. He also toured with the Kangaroo's on the New Zealand tour in 1969. [3]

References
  1. "Dennis Manteit - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ARL Annual report 2005, page 54
  3. Alan Whiticker: Encyclopedia of Rugby League players. 1996


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