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Message: [QUOTE="GCBRONCO, post: 2351927, member: 1808"] [url="http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/matt-gillett-set-to-terrorise-his-rivals/story-e6frep5x-1225992545067"]http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... 5992545067[/url] [img]http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/01/21/1225992/545720-matt-gillett.jpg[/img] IT IS known as the dreaded second-year syndrome. And boom Broncos utility Matt Gillett is doing everything he can to avoid it. Not content with clinching NRL rookie-of-the-year honours last season, Gillett is set to terrorise opponents again in 2011 after an off-season bulk-up regimen has seen him tip the scales at a powerful 104kg. The NRL is littered with tales of rookies who hit the code like a tsunami in their maiden year, only to crash and burn the following season as their ego grows in direct proportion to the weight of expectation. Gillett, however, is keeping a level head. Last night, he entered camp with the Queensland Emerging Origin squad, his larger frame evidence of his hunger to be a consistent back-row force with the Broncos this season. "I've heard of that second-year stuff, I've had a chat to a few of the boys about it," said Gillett, who scored 12 tries from 21 games in his debut year in 2010. "It's not something I'm worrying too much about, but in saying that I don't want to drop off at this stage of my career. "There's a fair bit of pressure on at the club. There's a couple of backrowers wanting positions so that has kept me on my toes and made me train a bit harder. Dane Carlaw is back so he's another guy wanting a spot. "Opponents are going to be more aware of me after what I did last year." Since arriving at the Broncos two years ago, Gillett has added 10kg to his frame. He has put on 3kg in recent months, a transformation fuelled by a diet that requires him to eat every two hours. Gillett played back-row, centre and five-eighth last year but hopes his improved physique will see him finish his career in the forwards. [/QUOTE]

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