He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Wests Tigers, Brisbane Broncos, New Zealand Warriors and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

On 13 October 2014, Gavet was granted an immediate release from Wests to join the Brisbane Broncos on a two-year contract.

[14] In his NRL debut game for the club, he was put on report late in the match for a shoulder charge and was served a three-game suspension.

While serving the suspension, he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at training, ruling him out for the rest of the season.

[16] In January 2016, Gavet returned to the New Zealand Warriors on a trial basis,[17] before signing a 1-year contract starting effective immediately on 22 February.