David Westley

David Westley
Personal information
Born	7 June 1974 (age 50); Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Playing information
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Position	Prop
Club
Representative
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Last updated December 06, 2024

David Westley (born 7 June 1974) is a former professional rugby league footballer and assistant coach of the Papua New Guinea . A Papua New Guinea international front-rower, he played club football for the Canberra Raiders, with whom he won the 1994 Winfield Cup Premiership before spending time with the Parramatta Eels ^[2] and the Northern Eagles.

Playing career

Westley's junior club was the Cairns Kangaroos. He was Canberra's Rookie of the Year in 1993, and was a part of the Grand Final winning side in 1994 as they defeated Canterbury-Bankstown in the decider. As of the 2020 NRL season, this has been Canberra's last premiership victory.

The following year, Westley was selected to play for Papua New Guinea in the 1995 World Cup in England. Westley played for Canberra until the end of the 1999 NRL season before departing the club to sign with Parramatta. Westley played 25 games for Parramatta in his first season at the club as they reached the preliminary final against Brisbane which Parramatta lost 16–10 at Stadium Australia. He played eight games the following year at Parramatta finished as runaway Minor Premiers. In 2002, he signed for the Northern Eagles playing twelve games. He then returned to Cairns to coach the senior side.^[3]

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References

↑ "David Westley – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
↑ "David Westley". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014.
↑ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.

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[1] "David Westley – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.

[profile-2] "David Westley". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014.

[3] "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.

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