Corey Payne (born 7 May 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Payne played for the

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, the St George Illawarra Dragons and the

Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a joint-venture ...

. He also represented NSW City. Payne primarily played at

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Playing career

He played his junior football with the Chester Hill Hornets. Payne made his

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debut in round 1 of the

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, scoring a try against

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. He played in the club's preliminary final defeat against the

during the same season. Late in 2009, it was announced that Payne had signed for the

2010 NRL season The 2010 NRL season was the 103rd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the thirteenth run by the National Rugby League. The season commenced on 12 March and ended with the Grand Final, played on 3 Octobe ...

with Canterbury, where he had played in lower grades. However, an injury to his shoulder in the pre-season threatened to sideline him for the rest of the year. He made his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in the last round of the

. Payne was nominated for the

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for his contributions to rugby league off the field, and is well known for community and charity work. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a bachelor's degree in commerce. In the

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, Payne made 27 appearances for Canterbury as the club won the Minor Premiership and reached the

2012 NRL Grand Final The 2012 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2012 NRL season. Played on Sunday, 30 September at Sydney's ANZ Stadium between the minor premiers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the second-placed Melbourne Sto ...

. Payne played from the bench as Canterbury lost the decider 14–4 at

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. Payne retired from rugby league at the age of 28. Payne retired from rugby league at the age of 28.

Post playing

On 14 April 2016 Payne was announced as the new

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CEO. He resigned from the position on 16 August 2016.

References

External links

Corey Payne at ''Wests Tigers''Corey Payne at ''NRL.com''
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