Corey Oates
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Personal information
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| Born |
20 October 1994 Biloela, Queensland, Australia |
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| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Wing, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Corey Oates (born 20 October 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. Oates primarily plays on the wing. Oates is a Queensland State of Origin series representative.
Born in Biloela, Queensland, Oates played his junior football for the Baralaba Panthers before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.
Oates played for the Broncos' under 20s competition team in 2012 and that year played for the Queensland under 20s team.
In 2013 he continued playing for the Broncos in the under 20s and again represented the Queensland under 20s.
In round 17 of the 2013 NRL season, Oates made his NRL premiership debut for the Broncos against the Melbourne Storm, coming off the bench in the Broncos 0-32 loss at AAMI Park. In his next match, in round 18 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Suncorp Stadium, Oates scored his first NRL career try in the Broncos 18-19 loss. Oates finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 9 matches and scoring 8 tries for the Broncos. Oates was named the 2013 Brisbane Broncos season's rookie of the year. On 27 August 2013, Oates was named at second-row in the 2013 NYC team of the year.
Oates missed the first 2 matches of the season with a knee injury, returning in round 3 against the Sydney Roosters. On 18 July, he was demoted to the Queensland Cup along with Jack Reed and Daniel Vidot by coach Anthony Griffin after breaching team protocol with a mid-week boozing session. Oates returned a week later, playing off the bench in the Broncos 8-30 loss against the Storm. He finished the season with him playing in 20 matches and scoring 5 tries. On 9 October, Oates extended his contract with the Broncos, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.
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