Rory Thompson (born 12 March 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was one of the club's Zone Selections, and played in the Gold Coast's first season, in 2011.

Junior football

Thompson is the son of

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hall-of-famer and dual premiership player Brett Thompson. He originally played

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for the Parkwood Sharks before switching to his father's old club to begin junior football. Thompson attended Helensvale State High School during his junior football and upon graduation was signed by the

to compete in the

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in 2009. Following Thompson's announcement of signing with the Gold Coast, it was revealed the

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had a strong interest in the local junior and intended to draft him at the 2008 AFL draft had he elected.

AFL career

Thompson was one of only four players from the Gold Coast region drafted into the inaugural Gold Coast Suns squad, the others being Marc Lock, Jack Stanlake and

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. Thompson made his AFL debut in Round 16 of the

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in a 70-point loss to the Sydney Swans at home. After a breakout 2013 season, Thompson was selected at full-back in the AFL Players' inaugural '' 22under22'' team. In 2014, Thompson kept Sydney Swans full-forward

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goal-less in the Suns' 35-point loss in their round 12 match. In November 2022, Thompson retired as the longest-serving player of the Gold Coast Suns, due to knee injuries.https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/1246056/rory-thompson-announces-retirement

Statistics

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

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2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Rory 1991 births Gold Coast Football Club players Southport Australian Football Club players Australian rules footballers from the Gold Coast, Queensland Living people