David Shillington
Personal information
Full name	David Shillington
Born	24 June 1983 (1983-06-24) (age 26)
	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2005–08	Sydney Roosters	75	5	0	0	20
2009–	Canberra Raiders	16	0	0	0	0
	Total	91	5	0	0	20
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2009	Queensland	1	0	0	0	0
2009	Australia	1	0	0	0	0
Source: Yesterday's Hero

David Shillington (born 24 June 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders of the NRL. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative prop forward, he previously played for the Sydney Roosters club.

Shillington attended Padua College in Brisbane. He was formerly with the Sydney Roosters from 2005 until 2008. He signed a 4 year deal with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2009.^[1][2]

Shillington has posed with former Roosters teammates Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Dominique Peyroux and Sandor Earl for the upcoming Gods of Football charity calendar.

He is eligible to represent France.^[3]

In April 2009, he was named in the preliminary 25 man squad to represent Queensland in the opening State of Origin match for 2009.^[4] He didn't make an appearance for the Maroons until the 3rd game of the series though.

At the end of the 2009 season Shillington was selected as part of the Australian squad that travelled to Europe for the 2009 Four Nations tournament. He made his debut against England.

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• Sydney Roosters profile

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