1. Matthew Gillett was born on 12 August 1988 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row or lock forward in the 2010s.
36 Facts About Matt Gillett
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Matt Gillett played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL and Australia at international level.
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Matt Gillett was born in Macksville, New South Wales, Australia and moved with his family to Bribie Island, Queensland at the age of three years.
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Matt Gillett played his junior football for the Bribie Island Warrigals and Morayfield State High School.
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In 2008 Matt Gillett started the year with the West Panthers club, then halfway through the year Matt Gillett joined the Brisbane Broncos under-20s team where he played several games.
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In 2009, Matt Gillett played for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.
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Matt Gillett was named as the Queensland Cup rookie of the year and played for City in the Queensland Cup City vs Country match.
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On 23 June 2010, Matt Gillett extended his contract with the Brisbane Broncos for a further three-years, keeping him at the NRL club until 2013.
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On 8 September 2010, Matt Gillett won the 2010 Rookie of the Year Award at the 2010 Dally M Awards presentations.
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Matt Gillett finished his NRL debut year with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 12 tries.
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Matt Gillett was named the 2010 Brisbane Broncos season's rookie of the year.
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Matt Gillett finished the Broncos 2011 NRL season with him playing in 19 matches and 6 scoring tries.
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Matt Gillett was selected as the 18th man in the Australian Kangaroos for the 2012 Anzac test in April, however he didn't make his test debut.
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Matt Gillett played in all 3 games of the Maroons 7th in-a-row shield winning series.
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Matt Gillett finished off the Broncos 2012 NRL season with him playing in 23 matches and scoring 6 tries.
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On 10 April 2013, Matt Gillett re-signed with the Brisbane Broncos until the end of 2016 NRL season.
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Matt Gillett played from the interchange bench in all three games of the 2013 State of Origin series, helping Queensland extend their record for consecutive series victories to eight.
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Matt Gillett finished off the Broncos 2013 NRL season with him playing in 22 matches and scoring 7 tries.
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On 14 February 2014, Matt Gillett was selected in the Broncos inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.
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Matt Gillett was selected for the Queensland Maroons and played in all 3 matches of the 2014 State of Origin series as they lost the series for the first time since 2005.
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Matt Gillett finished off the Broncos 2014 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 10 tries.
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In September 2014, Matt Gillett was selected for the Australia Kangaroos Four Nations train-on squad but withdrew due to injury.
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Matt Gillett was selected in the Queensland Maroons squad for the 2015 State of Origin series.
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Matt Gillett finished the 2015 NRL season having played in 25 matches and scoring 3 tries for the Broncos.
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On 13 September 2016, Matt Gillett agreed to re-sign with the Broncos on a 4-year extension, to the end of the 2020 season after months of speculation of who he would sign with.
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On 28 September 2016, at the 2016 Dally M Awards, Matt Gillett was named as the Dally M Second-rower of the Year after another outstanding season for the Broncos.
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Matt Gillett finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 3 tries for the Broncos.
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On 20 September 2016, Matt Gillett was added to the Kangaroos 2016 Four Nations train-on squad.
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On 4 October 2016, Matt Gillett was selected in the Australian Kangaroos final 24-man squad for the tournament.
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In February 2017, Matt Gillett was selected in the Broncos 2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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Matt Gillett finished the 2017 NRL season with him playing in 25 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Broncos.
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On 27 September 2017, Matt Gillett again was awarded as the Second-Rower of the Year at the 2017 Dally M Awards night.
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On 3 October 2017, Matt Gillett was selected in the 24-man Australia Kangaroos 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad.
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Matt Gillett was only restricted to play in 5 matches for the Broncos in the 2018 NRL season after he suffered a serious neck injury.
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On 23 May 2018, Matt Gillett extended his contract with the Broncos on a 4-year deal, to the end of the 2022 season, Gillet commenting on the signing, "being a one-club at the Broncos is a very special thing".
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Matt Gillett made 17 appearances for Brisbane in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals.