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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-Row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Corey Parker (born 5 May, 1982 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Brisbane Broncos club in the National Rugby League competition. His usual position is at Second Row but he also plays Prop and Hooker. At the start of season 2008, Parker was the first choice kicker for the Broncos, but however, during a knee injury which kept him on the sideline for 6 weeks, the Brisbane Broncos decided to make Michael Ennis the first choice kicker.
Playing career
Parker was selected to represent Queensland as an interchange for games II and III of the 2004 State of Origin series and game III of the 2005 State of Origin series.
During a match against the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium, coach Wayne Bennett watched as fellow Bronco Shane Webcke was taken off the field by a trainer after being knocked out by Wests Tigers prop Bryce Gibbs. Parker was brought on as a replacement for Webcke, and, as noticed, the Broncos played with 14 men. Parker immediately scored a try following the Webcke incident. An investigation days later stripped the Broncos of the two competition points gained (the Broncos won the match 32-24), but an appeal held weeks later saw the two points reinstated.
Parker was the highest point-scorer for the Broncos with a total of 142 points in 2006. In 2007, despite suffering an injury in round one and missing the next eight games, he was again able to finish the season as the Broncos' top point-scorer. In the Broncos' first match of the NRL season 2008, Parker broke the Broncos' club record for most goals in a match, kicking ten from ten. On Wednesday 26 March 2008 it was announced Corey Parker had re signed with the Brisbane Broncos for a further 3 years.
Point scoring summary
| Games | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 129 | 15 | 77 | - | 214 |
Matches played
| Team | Matches | Years |
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| Brisbane Broncos | 129 | 2001–present |
| Queensland | 3 | 2004–2005 |
External links
- Corey Parker at the Brisbane Broncos official website.''
- Official Corey Parker NRL profile
- Template:StateofOrigin player
- Corey Parker at the Former Origin Greats website.