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Troy Thompson
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Full name	Troy Thompson
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
	Source: NRL Stats As of 12:50, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

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Troy Thompson (born 6 November, 1979) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League competition (NRL). He primarily plays as a prop or as a second rower.

While attending Dickson College in the Australian Capital Territory in 1997, Thompson was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team.^[1] He played his junior football with West Belconnen Warriors.^[2]

Thompson made his first-grade debut playing for Canberra against the Brisbane Broncos in round 21 of the 2001 season.

In 2005 he, along with Josh Miller, won the Raiders' Player of the Year award, becoming the first joint-winners in the club's history.^[3]

References

^ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Player Page" Troy Thompson". NRL Stats. Retrieved 2008-10-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Smith awarded Storm's top honour". The Age. 2005-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Troy Thompson Raiders profile

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[1] "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Player Page" Troy Thompson". NRL Stats. Retrieved 2008-10-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Smith awarded Storm's top honour". The Age. 2005-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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+'''Troy Thompson''' (born 6 November, 1979) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays for the [[Canberra Raiders]] in the [[National Rugby League]] competition (NRL). He primarily plays as a [[Rugby_league_positions#Prop_forward|prop]] or as a [[Rugby_league_positions#Second-row_forward|second rower]].
+While attending Dickson College in the [[Australian Capital Territory]] in 1997, Thompson was selected to play for the [[Australia national schoolboy rugby league team|Australian Schoolboys team]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=''Sporting Pulse''|title=Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424 |accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref> He played his junior football with West Belconnen Warriors.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=''NRL Stats''|title=Player Page" Troy Thompson |url=http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=75 |accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref>
+Thompson made his first-grade debut playing for Canberra against the [[Brisbane Broncos]] in round 21 of the [[National Rugby League season 2001|2001 season]].
-'''Troy Thompson''' (born [[6 November]] [[1979]]) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays for the [[Canberra Raiders]] in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]]. He operates as a [[Rugby_league_positions#Prop_forward|prop]] or as a [[Rugby_league_positions#Second-row_forward|second rower]]. In 2005 he, along with [[Josh Miller (rugby league)|Josh Miller]], won the Raiders' player of the year award.
+In 2005 he, along with [[Josh Miller (rugby league)|Josh Miller]], won the Raiders' ''Player of the Year'' award, becoming the first joint-winners in the club's history.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=''The Age''|title=Smith awarded Storm's top honour |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Smith-awarded-Storms-top-honour/2005/10/08/1128563022828.html |accessdate=2008-10-10|date=[[2005-10-08]]}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.raiders.com.au/www/hq/nrl/profiles/thompson/ Troy Thompson Raiders profile]
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 {{Canberra Raiders squad}}
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 [[Category:Australian rugby league players]]
 [[Category:Australian Schoolboy players]]
 [[Category:Canberra Raiders rugby league players]]
+{{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub}}