Michael Gillett () (born 10 April 1973) is an Australian former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Gillett played for the

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in the

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and also for the

Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional Rugby league, rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a j ...

, the

Balmain Tigers The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995–96) are a rugby league club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in t ...

and the

Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrith ...

in Australia.

Background

Gillett was born in Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Gillett made his first grade debut for Penrith in Round 7 of the 1993 season against Cronulla. In 1994, Gillett joined Balmain and in his first season at the club they finished last on the table claiming the wooden spoon. Gillett played with Balmain until the end of 1999, after which they merged with Western Suburbs to form the

. Gillett was one of the few players signed on from Balmain for the following season to play for the new club. Gillett played 1 season with Wests Tigers before signing with English club the

. Gillett spent 2 seasons with London before retiring from rugby league at the end of 2002.

References

External links

London Broncos profile

1973 births Living people Australian rugby league players Balmain Tigers players Wests Tigers players London Broncos players Penrith Panthers players Rugby league players from Sydney {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1970s-stub