Corey Parker (rugby league)

Corey Parker

Personal information
Born	(1982-05-05) 5 May 1982 (age 34) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001–16 Brisbane Broncos 347 39 586 0 1328 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004–16 Queensland 19 0 0 0 0 2010–13 Prime Minister's XIII 2 0 3 0 6 2011–16 Australia 13 0 4 0 8 2015 NRL All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 9 June 2016 Source: Rugby League Project, NRL Stats

Corey Parker (born 5 May 1982) is a retired Australian professional rugby league footballer who previously captained the Brisbane Broncos of the National Rugby League. A Queensland State of Origin and Australia national representative lock or second-rower, he can also play prop and played his entire professional career at the Broncos club, with whom he won the 2006 NRL Premiership. He also fulfilled goal kicking duties for the Broncos.

Parker, made his NRL debut in 2001 with the Broncos, scoring a try in his first match. At times earlier in his career he weighed as much as 108 kilogrammes and sometimes played prop.

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 (who won the match 32-24) of the two competition points gained but an appeal held weeks later saw the two points reinstated.