Corey Thompson (born 15 May 1990) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who plays as a er and for the

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in the

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. He previously played for the

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and the

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in the

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, and the

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in the

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Background

Thompson was born in

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, Australia, and is an

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. He played his junior football for Easts Mount Gravatt, before joining the

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Playing career

Early career

In 2010 and 2011, Thompson played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the

. In 2012, he joined the

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, giving him the chance to do a pre-season with

team

Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. ...

. The Storm attempted to sign Thompson but couldn't fit him under their salary cap. In 2013, he played games for ICONZ Rugby in an Australian Rugby sevens tournament. In April 2013, while playing for the

, he signed a 2-year contract with the

starting effective immediately.

2014

In Round 1, Thompson made his

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debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against the

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. In September, Thompson re-signed with Canterbury on a 1-year contract. Thompson made a total of 25 appearances for Canterbury in 2014 including the

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which the club lost 30-6 against South Sydney at

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2015

On 16 August, Thompson signed a 2-year contract with

team

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2016

In the 2016 season. Corey scored 27 tries for the

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, meaning he was the second highest try scorer in the league behind

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of the

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. Corey helped his team to a 7th-place finish in Super League.

2018

Thompson returned to the NRL with the Wests Tigers. With

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pencilled in as fullback, Thompson was said to being adding "further depth" to the team. However, Thompson was named at fullback for the last trial before the season began, with coach Ivan Cleary saying post-match, "I couldn't have asked for more from him really. He was in everything tonight. Corey's been a standout right throughout the pre-season." With Lolohea selected at fullback for the round 1, Thompson was chosen on the right wing ahead of regular winger

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. Near the end of the game, he scored a match-winning "freakish try finished with polish" as Wests Tigers defeated the Sydney Roosters 10-8. After Lolohea suffered a knee injury, Thompson was named at fullback for round 2. Described as the, "early contender for bargain buy of the season". Thompson signed an upgraded contract for 2019. He continued to switch between fullback and winger, making 20 straight appearances before a season-ending ankle injury. Despite the premature end, he was the club's leading try-scorer with 9.

2019

In Round 2 of the

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, Thompson scored 2 tries as Wests defeated the

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34-6 at

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. In Round 19 against Newcastle, Thompson scored 2 tries as Wests won the match 28-26 at the

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. Thompson finished the season making 22 appearances and scoring 9 tries as the club ended the year in 9th spot and missed out on the finals.

2020

On 15 June, Thompson signed a three year deal with the

after being granted a immediate release from the

. Thompson would go on to play 12 games for the Gold Coast in the

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2021

Thompson played 18 games for the Gold Coast in the

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including the clubs elimination final loss to the

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2022

Thompson made 13 appearances for the Gold Coast in the

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scoring one try. The Gold Coast would finish the season 13th on the table and miss the finals. On 10 November, Thompson signed a contract to join Queensland Cup side the

, and ultimately played fullback in the Tigers 22-18 victory over Burleigh in the 2023 grand final.https://www.qrl.com.au/draw/qrl-premiership/2023/grand-final/game-1/

References

External links

Wests Tigers profileNRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Corey 1990 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Eastern Suburbs Tigers players Gold Coast Titans players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Brisbane Rugby league wingers Souths Logan Magpies players Wests Tigers players Widnes Vikings players