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Matt Gillett

Matt Gillett, Australian rugby league player

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Born
August 12, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1988

About Matt Gillett

Matthew Gillett is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row or lock forward in the 2010s. On 8 September 2010, Gillett won the 2010 Rookie of the Year Award at the 2010 Dally M Awards presentations. 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. 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. In Round 1 of the 2015 NRL season, against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Gillett scored the Broncos first try off the season off the interchange bench in the Broncos 36–6 loss at Suncorp Stadium.

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Matt Gillett timeline

  1. On 8 September 2010, Gillett won the 2010 Rookie of the Year Award at the 2010 Dally M Awards presentations.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. In Round 1 of the 2015 NRL season, against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Gillett scored the Broncos first try off the season off the interchange bench in the Broncos 36–6 loss at Suncorp Stadium.

The world when Matt Gillett was born

Matt Gillett was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Matt Gillett's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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