Corey Thompson

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Corey Thompson
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Thompson playing for the Bulldogs in 2013.
Personal information
Born (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 Canterbury Bulldogs 35 15 0 0 60
2016– Widnes Vikings 13 14 0 0 56
Total 48 29 0 0 116
As of 22 April 2016
Source: [1]

Corey Thompson (born 15 May 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. He plays at fullback and wing and previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League.

Background

Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Thompson is an Indigenous Australian and played his junior football for Easts Mount Gravatt, before joining the Souths Logan Magpies.

Playing career

Early career

In 2010 and 2011, Thompson played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup.[2][3] In 2012, he joined the Eastern Suburbs Tigers,[4] giving him the chance to do a pre-season with National Rugby League team Melbourne Storm.[5] The Storm attempted to sign Thompson but couldn't fit him under their salary cap.[5] In 2013, he played games for ICONZ Rugby in an Australian Rugby sevens tournament.[6] In April 2013, while playing for the Eastern Suburbs Tigers, he signed a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting effective immediately.[7]

2014

In Round 1 of the 2014 NRL season, Thompson made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs against the Brisbane Broncos.[8][9] In September 2014, Thompson re-signed with the Bulldogs on a 1-year contract.[10][11]

2015

On 16 August 2015, Thompson signed a 2-year contract with Super League team Widnes Vikings.[12][13]

References

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