'Alf' A Queensland Crowd Favourite
Allan Langer fought all the odds and size disadvantage to become one of the greatest players in Queensland Rugby League history. He achieved a number of major accolades including captaining his club to premierships, Queensland in State of Origin series wins and Australia at Test level.
His record as a player included:
- 33 first grade games for the Ipswich Jets (1986-87)
- 288 first grade games for the Brisbane Broncos (1988-99, 2002)
- 51 first grade games for the Warrington Wolves (UK 2000-01)
- 3 NSWRL / NRL premierships as captain of the Brisbane Broncos (1992-93, 1998)
- 1 Super League premiership as captain of the Brisbane Broncos (1997)
- 34 State of Origin games for Queensland (1987-94, 1996, 1998, 2001-02) – 5 as captain
- 3 Super League Tri-Series games for Queensland (1997)
- 24 Tests for Australia (1988-99) - 1 as captain (1998)
- 1 Super League Test for Australia (1997)
- Clive Churchill Medal winner (1992)
- Rothmans Medal winner (1992)
- Dally M Medal winner (1996)
- Brisbane Broncos Player of the Year (1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)
He holds the following honours:
- Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to Rugby League (2000)
- Queensland Rugby League’s Team of the Century (2008)
- Inaugural inductee into the Brisbane Broncos Hall of Fame (2003)
- Brisbane Broncos Legends Team (2007)
- Sport Australia Hall of Fame (2008)
