1. Trevor Gillmeister was born on 13 March 1964 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who is employed as a rugby league analyst at Channel 7 Brisbane.
16 Facts About Trevor Gillmeister
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Trevor Gillmeister played mostly in the second row, though he spent time at prop, hooker and lock.
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Trevor Gillmeister was known as The Axe to fans of the game because of his punishing tackles.
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Trevor Gillmeister has been the Queensland Maroons' defensive coach since 2006.
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In 1986, Trevor Gillmeister moved to Sydney, joining the Arthur Beetson-coached Eastern Suburbs Roosters.
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Trevor Gillmeister's return to Sydney was a brief one, only making 22 appearances for the club and scoring one try in 1994.
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Trevor Gillmeister was released from the second year of his contract to sign for the newly formed second Brisbane-based team, the South Queensland Crushers.
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Trevor Gillmeister made his State of Origin debut playing in the second row for Queensland in Game 1 of the 1987 Origin series in front of an overflow crowd of 33,411 at Brisbane's Lang Park.
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Trevor Gillmeister battled a blood disorder prior to the third and final match of the series in Melbourne and, after taking the field to lead Queensland to victory, Trevor Gillmeister was rushed back to hospital to be treated again.
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In 1996, he captained Queensland in the first State of Origin match of the series but Trevor Gillmeister was dropped from the team after the game and was never selected to represent Queensland again.
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At State of Origin level, Trevor Gillmeister defied his stature by continually hurting the Blues' forwards with stinging defence throughout his career.
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In 1995, after nearly ten years in the New South Wales Rugby League, including two grand final victories with the Broncos, and 21 State of Origin games for Queensland, Trevor Gillmeister made his Australian debut when he was selected as a reserve forward for the first Trans-Tasman Test match against New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium.
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In 2000, Trevor Gillmeister was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in the sport of rugby league.
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Trevor Gillmeister has worked as assistant coach for the Queensland State of Origin team.
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In 2008, Trevor Gillmeister was named at second-row in an all-time greatest Norths Devils team.
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In 2014, Trevor Gillmeister held the "Taking an Axe to Asbestos" fundraising walk.