Trevor Gilmeister

Trevor Gillmeister is now currently signed on as an assistant coach at the Gold Coast Titans and in the QLD State of Origin coaching group. During his playing days Gillmeister played for the Sydney Roosters, Brisbane Broncos, Penrith Panthers and the South Queensland Crushers as well as representing Queensland and Australia.  He played at Second Row and was known as The Axe because of his punishing tackles.

In his time at the Broncos he won the player of the year in 1991 and 2 premierships, back to back in 1992 and 1993.

Gillmeister had the honor of scoring the SQ Crusher's first ever try against the Canberra Raiders. In 1995, he became the first and only ever South Queensland Crushers player to be selected for Australia.

Gillmeister made his Queensland State of Origin debut in 1987. He made 22 State of Origin appearances for Queensland between 1987 and 1996. Gillmeister captained the Queensland team to a 3-0 series victory in 1995 under the guidance of friend and Coach Paul Vautin. Gillmeister battled against a blood disorder prior to the third and final match of the series in Melbourne. After Queensland's victory Gillmeister was rushed back to hospital to be treated again. In 1996 he captained Queensland in the first State of Origin match but he did not play at all in the remainder of the two games.

In 1995, Gillmeister made his Australian debut when he was selected as a reserve for the first test match against New Zealand. At 31 years of age, he became the oldest ever forward to make his international debut at Test level.

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

Gillmeister still works 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.
 

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He was fantastic! He stayed the whole night – left on the last bus with all of us. He was happy to sit down and have a beer and a chat with everyone – very easygoing & co-operative. Linda Reardon, Windsor Wolves RLFC

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