Lew Platz (born 2 October 1952) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.
In his career he played for and the Penrith Panthers and the Parramatta Eels clubs and also represented Australia and Queensland on several occasions.
In 1979, he was a member of the Parramatta side which made it to the preliminary final but were defeated by eventual premiers St George.
At the end of 1980, Platz was told to find a new club by the newly appointed coach Jack Gibson.
I regard you as a first grader, but I’ve got a couple of blokes here I’m going to use more than you and I don’t think you want to play reserve grade.