Corey Thompson  Corey Thompson (born 15 May 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and er for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League and the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. Thompson was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and is an Indigenous Australian. He played his junior football for Easts Mount Gravatt, before joining the Souths Logan Magpies. In 2010 and 2011, Thompson played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup. In 2012, he joined the Eastern Suburbs Tigers, giving him the chance to do a pre-season with National Rugby League team Melbourne Storm. 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 Eastern Suburbs Tigers, he signed a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting effective immediately. In Round 1, Thompson made his NRL debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against the Brisbane Broncos. 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 2014 NRL Grand Final which the club lost 30-6 against South Sydney at ANZ Stadium. On 16 August, Thompson signed a 2-year contract with Super League team Widnes. In the 2016 season. Corey scored 27 tries for the Vikings, meaning he was the second highest try scorer in the league behind Denny Solomona of the Castleford Tigers. Corey helped his team to a 7th-place finish in Super League. Thompson returned to the NRL with the Wests Tigers. With Tuimoala Lolohea 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 David Nofoaluma. 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.