Corey Horsburgh (born 5 January 1998) is an Australian

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footballer who primarily plays as a for the

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in the

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(NRL).

Background

Horsburgh was born in

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, Queensland, Australia. Raised in Caboolture South he played

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and was a 2014 junior premiership player for the Caboolture Lions and was a member of the Brisbane Lions Academy from age 14 to 16. At age 16 he began also playing rugby league with the Caboolture Snakes before moving to the

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where he won a 2014 junior premiership. He represented the QLD Maroons at junior level, playing in the U20s side in

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. whilst playing for the NQL Cowboys NYC team in 2016 he represented QLD in their U18s game playing Lock, losing 0-26. He was also playing local league in Townsville for Norths Devils.

Playing career

2018–2019

After previously being under development at

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, he signed a contract to play for the

and spent his first year, 2018, under development. After being upgraded to a top 30 contract, he made his debut in round 1 of the

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against the

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. Horsburgh has been nicknamed "Horsepower" for his powerful horse-like on-field aggression. Horsburgh made 22 appearances for Canberra in the

as the club reached the grand final for the first time in 25 years. Horsburgh played from the bench in the club's

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defeat against the

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. On 7 October 2019, Horsburgh was named at prop for the U23 Junior Australian side.

2020

In round 7 of the

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, Horsburgh was taken from the field after twisting his knee in a tackle made by

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player

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. An emotional Horsburgh walked to the sideline in tears and raised his middle fingers to the empty stand at

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. Canberra would go on to lose the match 25-24 in golden point extra-time. On 29 June 2020, Horsburgh missed the rest of the season with a Lisfranc foot injury sustained during Canberra's loss to Parramatta. He finished his second season of

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playing in 6 matches, starting in all of them.

2021

Horsburgh scored his first

try against the

in round 12 of the

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. On 10 August 2021, Horsburgh signed a two-week loan deal to join bottom placed

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to help their injury and suspension crisis. Horsburgh made his club debut for Canterbury in round 22 against the

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which ended in a 24-10 defeat.

2022

Horsburgh returned to the Canberra club at the start of the

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. Horsburgh played 22 games for Canberra in the

including both of the clubs finals matches.

2023

In round 3 of the

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, Horsburgh scored two tries for Canberra in a 24-20 victory over

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. In round 11, Horsburgh was sent to the sin bin for punching Parramatta's

during Canberra's 26-18 win. Following Canberra's round 26 loss to Brisbane, Horsburgh was placed on report for a shoulder charge during the clubs loss. On 30 August, Horsburgh was suspended for a total of four matches. Horsburgh played a total of 22 matches for Canberra in the

as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals.

2024

In round 17 of NSW Cup, Horsburgh was sent off after he was seen headbutting and then punching

player Jacob Laban.

Statistics

Controversy

On 2 February 2021, it was revealed that Horsburgh had been pulled over by police on 3 January 2021 and charged with low-range drink driving. The matter was later passed onto the NRL Integrity Unit.

References

12. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2017/03/04/nyc-cowboys-off-to-a-cracking-start/

External links

Raiders profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Horsburgh, Corey 1998 births Living people Australian rugby league players Canberra Raiders players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players People from South East Queensland Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players Rugby league locks Rugby league props Rugby league players from Queensland