Bodene Thompson
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 1 August 1988 Tauranga, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Centre, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–12 | Gold Coast Titans | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2013–14 | Wests Tigers | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2015– | NZ Warriors | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 92 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2010 | New Zealand Māori | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Source: RLPLC | ||||||
Bodene Thompson (born 1 August 1988 in Tauranga, New Zealand[1]) is a professional rugby league footballer for the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League. He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans[2] and Wests Tigers.
Playing career
A Tauranga City Sharks junior, Thompson played rugby league with Keebra Park High when his family moved to Australia. In 2008 he played for the Gold Coast Titans Toyota Cup side.[3]
Thompson made his National Rugby League debut for the Gold Coast Titans in Round 9, 2009, making 3 appearances from the bench that year. He made 17 appearances in 2010, including 2 semis, and signed a deal with the club that lasted until the end of the 2014 season,[4] however, he was subsequently released from this contract in 2012 and signed a two-year deal with rival club Wests Tigers commencing in 2013.[5]
Having knocked back an offer to join the Tigers in 2007, Thompson had said, "I had the (Wests Tigers) offer there (in 2007) but I'm a family man and like to be around my family. We had only just moved over so I didn't want to shoot off somewhere else as soon as we got here."[6] Thompson felt compelled to change clubs as he was behind Greg Bird, Ashley Harrison, and Nate Myles for a spot in the back-row.[6]
Thompson played in 15 games for the Wests Tigers in 2013. He mostly played in the second-row, but finished the season in the centres.
On 1 November 2014, Thompson signed a 3-year contract with the New Zealand Warriors starting in 2015.[7][8]
Representative career
Thompson played for the New Zealand Māori in 2010 against England.[9]
References
- ↑ Bodene Thompson nzmrl.co.nz
- ↑ "Brisbane Broncos' pre-season training camp not for faint-hearted". The Courier-Mail. 29 January 2010.
- ↑ Bodene adds bite goldcoast.com.au, 24 February 2009
- ↑ Gordon, Thompson in for long haul at Titans rleague.com, 16 September 2010
- ↑ Wests Tigers sign Eddy Pettybourne and Bodene Thompson dailytelegraph.com, 24 May 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Travis Meyn (31 May 2012). "Bodene Thompson catches eye of the Tigers". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ↑ http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/2014/11/01/vodafone_warriors_sign_thompson.html
- ↑ http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-league-news/warriors-sign-bodene-thompson-offload-bukuya-6120880
- ↑ "League: Maori draw with England". The New Zealand Herald. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
External links
- Bodene Thompson at the Gold Coast Titans official website.