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Trevor Gillmeister

Trevor Gillmeister (born 13 March 1964) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who is employed as a rugby league analyst at Channel 7 Brisbane. During his playing days, Gillmeister played for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Brisbane Broncos, Penrith Panthers and the South Queensland Crushers, as well as representing Queensland and Australia.

Trevor 'The Axe' Gillmeister
Personal information
Full nameTrevor Gillmeister
Born (1964-03-13) 13 March 1964 (age 60)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australila
Playing information
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
PositionSecond-row, Prop, Hooker, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–85 Northern Suburbs 24 3 0 0 12
1986–90 Eastern Suburbs 98 9 0 0 36
1991–93 Brisbane Broncos 72 8 0 0 32
1994 Penrith Panthers 22 1 0 0 4
1995–96 South Qld Crushers 41 3 0 0 12
Total 257 24 0 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–96 Queensland 22 0 0 0 0
1995 Australia 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2006 Queensland Residents 1 0 0 1 0
Source: [1][2][3][4]

He played mostly in the second row, though he also spent time at prop, hooker and lock. Gillmeister was known as The Axe to fans of the game because of his punishing tackles. "The Axe" was also the name of the column he wrote for The Sunday Mail in Brisbane.[5]

Today, Gillmeister works as the Asbestos Awareness Ambassador for the Queensland Government and works alongside Accent Benchtops. He has also been the Queensland Maroons' defensive coach since 2006.

Background edit

Gillmeister was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australila. Growing up, Gillmeister played football with the Gladstone club in central Queensland.

Playing career edit

Gillmeister's first-grade debut in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership came in Round 5 of the 1983 season for Northern Suburbs at nineteen years of age.

Eastern Suburbs edit

In 1986, Gillmeister moved to Sydney, joining the Arthur Beetson-coached Eastern Suburbs Roosters. Early on in his career, he forged a reputation for being a tough, fearless and hard-hitting tackler, earning him the nickname 'The Axe'. After spending five years at the Roosters, Gillmeister signed a two-year deal with his hometown club, the Brisbane Broncos.

Brisbane Broncos edit

In 1991, his first year at the Broncos, he won the club's player of the year award. The following season, Gillmeister put in an impressive defensive display in the club's 28-8 grand final victory over the St. George Dragons. In the weeks following the grand final, Gillmeister travelled with the Broncos to Wigan in England, where he played in the 1992 World Club Challenge final against British champions Wigan at their famous ground, Central Park. In this game, he helped the Broncos become the first Australian club to win the World Club Challenge in Britain, with a 22–8 win in front of 17,764 fans.

In 1993, Gillmeister again helped the Broncos to a 14-6 grand final win against their same opponents from the previous year's decider, the St. George Dragons. Prior to the 1993 grand final victory, the Broncos announced that they could not re-sign Gillmeister due to salary cap restrictions, prompting him to move on to the Penrith Panthers after playing 72 games for Brisbane and scoring eight tries for a total of 32 points.

Penrith Panthers edit

The Penrith Panthers, coached by Phil Gould, quickly signed Gillmeister after he was not offered a contract by the Broncos. His return to Sydney, however, was a brief one, only making 22 appearances for the club and scoring one try in 1994. He was released from the second year of his contract to sign for the newly formed second Brisbane-based team, the South Queensland Crushers.

South Queensland Crushers edit

To start the 1995 ARL season, Gillmeister had the honour of scoring the club's first-ever try in its season-opening 24–6 loss at Suncorp Stadium against the Canberra Raiders. In 1995, he became the first and only ever South Queensland Crushers player to be selected for Australia. At the end of 1996, Gillmeister decided to retire from playing rugby league. In his time as a player, Gillmeister named his most-respected opponents as NSW Origin forwards David "Cement" Gillespie (Canterbury, Wests and Manly) and Les Davidson (Souths and Cronulla)

Representative career edit

Queensland edit

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. He would go on to make 22 State of Origin appearances for Queensland between 1987 and 1996, captaining the Queensland team to an improbable 3–0 series victory in 1995 under the coaching of his former Queensland and Eastern Suburbs teammate, Paul Vautin. 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, Gillmeister was rushed back to hospital to be treated again. In 1996, he captained Queensland in the first State of Origin match of the series but Gillmeister was dropped from the team after the game and was never selected to represent Queensland again.

At State of Origin level, Gillmeister defied his stature by continually hurting the Blues' forwards with stinging defence throughout his career. In particular, he is remembered for his ongoing fiery attacking and defensive clashes with New South Wales hardman Paul Harragon.

 
Gillmeister during his "Taking an Axe to Asbestos" walk in 2014.

Australia edit

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, 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. At 31 years of age, he became the oldest ever forward to make his international debut. Gillmeister played all three Tests against the Kiwis from the bench as the Australians, minus the Super League-aligned players, won the series 3–0. Despite good performances throughout the remainder of the 1995 season, Gillmeister missed out on a place in Australia's World Cup winning team at the end of the year, leaving his three Tests against New Zealand as the only time he was selected to represent his country.

In 2000, Gillmeister was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in the sport of rugby league.

Coaching career edit

Gillmeister has worked as assistant coach for the Queensland State of Origin team. In 2006 it was announced that he had been signed as an assistant coach by the newly formed Gold Coast Titans, who were to enter the NRL competition at the start of the 2007 season. Upon his signing at the club, Gillmeister commented, "It's a thrill and honour to be part of a brand new organisation. It's also a huge challenge but something I'm looking forward to."

In 2008, Gillmeister was named at second-row in an all-time greatest Norths Devils team.[6]

Charity edit

Following the death of his father Ron from mesothelioma in 2009, which he contracted while working in Gladstone in the 1970s, Gillmeister became an ambassador for the Asbestos Related Disease Support Society Queensland.[7]

In 2014, Gillmeister held the "Taking an Axe to Asbestos" fundraising walk.[8] Beginning in Townsville on 26 September 2014, Gillmeister walked down the Queensland coast, reaching Brisbane on 27 October 2014.[9]

During the walk, Gillmeister collected donations for the organisation while raising awareness of asbestos-related diseases.[10][11][12][13]

References edit

  1. ^ NRL Stats[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ RLP
  3. ^ Yesterday's Hero 7 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Players card details
  5. ^ Harms, John (2005). The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story. Australia: University of Queensland Press. p. 202. ISBN 9780702235368.
  6. ^ Pramberg, Bernie (17 August 2008). "Cameron Smith and Greg Inglis in Norths Devis 'greatest' team". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  7. ^ Reynolds, John (14 December 2016). "Gilly opens up about his dad". Asbestos Disease Support Society. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. ^ Dunn, Matthew (25 September 2014). "Trevor Gillmeister walking from Townsville to Brisbane to raise awareness for asbestos-related diseases". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  9. ^ Garry, Chris (28 October 2014). "Gillmeister pledges to do more for asbestos-related disease after epic fundraising walk". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. ^ McNicol, Rob (2 October 2014). "The axe that walks". The Daily Mercury. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Rugby league legend walks in fight against asbestos cancer". The Morning Bulletin. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  12. ^ Pattison-Sowden, Mara (14 October 2014). "League great's walk to highlight asbestos risks". The Observer. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  13. ^ Ditchburn, Emily (26 October 2014). "Trevor 'The Axe' Gillmeister's blistering place to Brisbane". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

External links edit

  • Official Website

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Trevor Gillmeister born 13 March 1964 is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who is employed as a rugby league analyst at Channel 7 Brisbane During his playing days Gillmeister played for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters Brisbane Broncos Penrith Panthers and the South Queensland Crushers as well as representing Queensland and Australia Trevor The Axe GillmeisterPersonal informationFull nameTrevor GillmeisterBorn 1964 03 13 13 March 1964 age 60 Brisbane Queensland AustralilaPlaying informationHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight89 kg 14 st 0 lb PositionSecond row Prop Hooker LockClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1983 85 Northern Suburbs 24 3 0 0 121986 90 Eastern Suburbs 98 9 0 0 361991 93 Brisbane Broncos 72 8 0 0 321994 Penrith Panthers 22 1 0 0 41995 96 South Qld Crushers 41 3 0 0 12Total 257 24 0 0 96RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1987 96 Queensland 22 0 0 0 01995 Australia 3 0 0 0 0Coaching informationRepresentativeYears Team Gms W D L W 2006 Queensland Residents 1 0 0 1 0Source 1 2 3 4 He played mostly in the second row though he also spent time at prop hooker and lock Gillmeister was known as The Axe to fans of the game because of his punishing tackles The Axe was also the name of the column he wrote for The Sunday Mail in Brisbane 5 Today Gillmeister works as the Asbestos Awareness Ambassador for the Queensland Government and works alongside Accent Benchtops He has also been the Queensland Maroons defensive coach since 2006 Contents 1 Background 2 Playing career 2 1 Eastern Suburbs 2 2 Brisbane Broncos 2 3 Penrith Panthers 2 4 South Queensland Crushers 3 Representative career 3 1 Queensland 3 2 Australia 4 Coaching career 5 Charity 6 References 7 External linksBackground editGillmeister was born in Brisbane Queensland Australila Growing up Gillmeister played football with the Gladstone club in central Queensland Playing career editGillmeister s first grade debut in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership came in Round 5 of the 1983 season for Northern Suburbs at nineteen years of age Eastern Suburbs edit In 1986 Gillmeister moved to Sydney joining the Arthur Beetson coached Eastern Suburbs Roosters Early on in his career he forged a reputation for being a tough fearless and hard hitting tackler earning him the nickname The Axe After spending five years at the Roosters Gillmeister signed a two year deal with his hometown club the Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos edit In 1991 his first year at the Broncos he won the club s player of the year award The following season Gillmeister put in an impressive defensive display in the club s 28 8 grand final victory over the St George Dragons In the weeks following the grand final Gillmeister travelled with the Broncos to Wigan in England where he played in the 1992 World Club Challenge final against British champions Wigan at their famous ground Central Park In this game he helped the Broncos become the first Australian club to win the World Club Challenge in Britain with a 22 8 win in front of 17 764 fans In 1993 Gillmeister again helped the Broncos to a 14 6 grand final win against their same opponents from the previous year s decider the St George Dragons Prior to the 1993 grand final victory the Broncos announced that they could not re sign Gillmeister due to salary cap restrictions prompting him to move on to the Penrith Panthers after playing 72 games for Brisbane and scoring eight tries for a total of 32 points Penrith Panthers edit The Penrith Panthers coached by Phil Gould quickly signed Gillmeister after he was not offered a contract by the Broncos His return to Sydney however was a brief one only making 22 appearances for the club and scoring one try in 1994 He was released from the second year of his contract to sign for the newly formed second Brisbane based team the South Queensland Crushers South Queensland Crushers edit To start the 1995 ARL season Gillmeister had the honour of scoring the club s first ever try in its season opening 24 6 loss at Suncorp Stadium against the Canberra Raiders In 1995 he became the first and only ever South Queensland Crushers player to be selected for Australia At the end of 1996 Gillmeister decided to retire from playing rugby league In his time as a player Gillmeister named his most respected opponents as NSW Origin forwards David Cement Gillespie Canterbury Wests and Manly and Les Davidson Souths and Cronulla Representative career editQueensland edit 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 He would go on to make 22 State of Origin appearances for Queensland between 1987 and 1996 captaining the Queensland team to an improbable 3 0 series victory in 1995 under the coaching of his former Queensland and Eastern Suburbs teammate Paul Vautin 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 Gillmeister was rushed back to hospital to be treated again In 1996 he captained Queensland in the first State of Origin match of the series but Gillmeister was dropped from the team after the game and was never selected to represent Queensland again At State of Origin level Gillmeister defied his stature by continually hurting the Blues forwards with stinging defence throughout his career In particular he is remembered for his ongoing fiery attacking and defensive clashes with New South Wales hardman Paul Harragon nbsp Gillmeister during his Taking an Axe to Asbestos walk in 2014 Australia edit 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 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 At 31 years of age he became the oldest ever forward to make his international debut Gillmeister played all three Tests against the Kiwis from the bench as the Australians minus the Super League aligned players won the series 3 0 Despite good performances throughout the remainder of the 1995 season Gillmeister missed out on a place in Australia s World Cup winning team at the end of the year leaving his three Tests against New Zealand as the only time he was selected to represent his country In 2000 Gillmeister was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia s international standing in the sport of rugby league Coaching career editGillmeister has worked as assistant coach for the Queensland State of Origin team In 2006 it was announced that he had been signed as an assistant coach by the newly formed Gold Coast Titans who were to enter the NRL competition at the start of the 2007 season Upon his signing at the club Gillmeister commented It s a thrill and honour to be part of a brand new organisation It s also a huge challenge but something I m looking forward to In 2008 Gillmeister was named at second row in an all time greatest Norths Devils team 6 Charity editFollowing the death of his father Ron from mesothelioma in 2009 which he contracted while working in Gladstone in the 1970s Gillmeister became an ambassador for the Asbestos Related Disease Support Society Queensland 7 In 2014 Gillmeister held the Taking an Axe to Asbestos fundraising walk 8 Beginning in Townsville on 26 September 2014 Gillmeister walked down the Queensland coast reaching Brisbane on 27 October 2014 9 During the walk Gillmeister collected donations for the organisation while raising awareness of asbestos related diseases 10 11 12 13 References edit NRL Stats permanent dead link RLP Yesterday s Hero Archived 7 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Players card details Harms John 2005 The Pearl Steve Renouf s Story Australia University of Queensland Press p 202 ISBN 9780702235368 Pramberg Bernie 17 August 2008 Cameron Smith and Greg Inglis in Norths Devis greatest team The Courier Mail Retrieved 17 August 2008 Reynolds John 14 December 2016 Gilly opens up about his dad Asbestos Disease Support Society Retrieved 20 October 2020 Dunn Matthew 25 September 2014 Trevor Gillmeister walking from Townsville to Brisbane to raise awareness for asbestos related diseases The Courier Mail Retrieved 20 October 2020 Garry Chris 28 October 2014 Gillmeister pledges to do more for asbestos related disease after epic fundraising walk Gold Coast Bulletin Retrieved 20 October 2020 McNicol Rob 2 October 2014 The axe that walks The Daily Mercury Retrieved 20 October 2020 Rugby league legend walks in fight against asbestos cancer The Morning Bulletin 10 October 2014 Retrieved 20 October 2020 Pattison Sowden Mara 14 October 2014 League great s walk to highlight asbestos risks The Observer Retrieved 20 October 2020 Ditchburn Emily 26 October 2014 Trevor The Axe Gillmeister s blistering place to Brisbane Sunshine Coast Daily Retrieved 20 October 2020 External links editOfficial Coaching Profile at titans com au Queensland representatives at qrl com au Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trevor Gillmeister amp oldid 1193624388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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