David Westley

David Westley (born 7 June 1974) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. 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.

David Westley

Personal information
Born	7 June 1974 Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Playing information
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1993–99 Canberra Raiders 98 7 0 0 28 2000–01 Parramatta Eels 33 1 0 0 4 2002 Northern Eagles 12 0 0 0 0 Total 143 8 0 0 32 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1995–96 Papua New Guinea 4 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

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]

References

1. RLP
2. http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/D/David_Westley.html
3. "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.