Rory Thompson

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Rory Thompson
Personal information
Full name	Rory Thompson
Date of birth	(1991-03-12) 12 March 1991
Place of birth	Gold Coast, Queensland
Original team	Southport (QAFL)
Draft	Zone Selection, Gold Coast
Height/Weight	200 cm / 91 kg
Position(s)	Ruckman / Forward
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast
Number	16
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2011–	Gold Coast	34 (7)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season.

Rory Thompson (born 12 March 1991) is an Australian rules football player at the Gold Coast Football Club 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. Thompson made his debut in Round 16 in the Suns' loss to Sydney.

Junior football

Thompson is the son of Southport Sharks hall-of-famer and dual premiership player Brett Thompson.^[1] He originally began playing rugby league 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 Gold Coast Football Club to compete in the TAC Cup in 2009. Following Thompson's announcement of signing with the Gold Coast, it was revealed the Brisbane Lions had a strong interest in the local junior and intended to draft him at the 2008 AFL Draft had he elected.^[2]

AFL career

Thompson was one of only four Gold Coasters drafted into the inaugural Gold Coast Suns squad, the others being Marc Lock, Jack Stanlake and Joel Wilkinson.

After a breakout 2013 season, Thompson was selected at full-back in the AFL Players' inaugural 22under22 team.^[3]

References

↑ Dew, Jake (2 March 2011). "It's hunting time for ex-Shark Rory". goldcoast.com.au.
↑ Wilson, Terry (15 November 2008). "GC17 beat Lions to the punch over Thompson". goldcoast.com.au.
↑ McInerney, Sam. "22under22 Team Announced". AFL Players' Association. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

External links

Rory Thompson's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
Rory Thompson's statistics from AFL Tables

Gold Coast Football Club – current squad

1 O'Meara
2 Smith
3 Sumner
4 Martin
5 Harbrow
6 Sexton
7 Hunt
8 Russell
9 Ablett (c)
10 Prestia
11 Bennell
12 Day
13 Boston*
14 Warnock
15 Gorringe
16 Thompson
17 May
18 McKenzie
19 Lynch
20 Schade
21 Taylor
22 Nicholls
23 Dixon
24 Swallow
25 Stanley
26 Shaw
27 Cameron
28 Kolodjhasnij
29 Murphy
30 Brown (ret.)
31 Allen
32 Matera
33 A. Hall
34 Hutchins
35 Rischitelli (vc)
36 Broughton
37 Lonergan
38 Leslie
39 Herbert*
40 Lemmens
41 Osborne*
43 Ellis*
44 Bock (vc)
46 J. Hall*
48 Tape

Coach: McKenna

* denotes Rookie Listed players

Persondata
Name	Thompson, Rory
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	12 March 1991
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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