David Gillespie

David "Cement" Gillespie (born 22 March 1964) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row and prop forward in the 1980s and 1990s.

Gillespie played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Western Suburbs Magpies, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, New South Wales and for the Australian national side.

In 1990, Gillespie finally established himself as a regular representative player with powerful displays for New South Wales and in the Test against France in Parkes.

He placed himself in the draft and was chosen by Western Suburbs, where he was re-united with former Bulldogs Coach Warren Ryan who was now in charge of the Magpies.

However, the quicker 10-metre rule made his play – based on workrate – less effective[7] and he lost in place in the NSW team after one match.