Rory Thompson (born 12 March 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was one of the club's Zone Selections, and played in the Gold Coast's first season, in 2011.
| Rory Thompson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Rory Thompson | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-03-12) 12 March 1991 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Southport (QAFL) | ||
| Draft | Zone Selection, 2009, Gold Coast | ||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011– | Gold Coast | 103 (7) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2022. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Thompson is the son of Southport Sharks hall-of-famer and dual premiership player Brett Thompson.[1] He originally played rugby league for the Parkwood Sharks before switching to his father's old club to begin junior football. Thompson attended Helensvale State High School during his junior football and upon graduation was signed by the Gold Coast Football Club to compete in the TAC Cup in 2009. Following Thompson's announcement of signing with the Gold Coast, it was revealed the Brisbane Lions had a strong interest in the local junior and intended to draft him at the 2008 AFL draft had he elected.[2]
Thompson was one of only four players from the Gold Coast region drafted into the inaugural Gold Coast Suns squad, the others being Marc Lock, Jack Stanlake and Joel Wilkinson.
Thompson made his AFL debut in Round 16 of the 2011 AFL season in a 70-point loss to the Sydney Swans at home.[3][4]
After a breakout 2013 season, Thompson was selected at full-back in the AFL Players' inaugural 22under22 team.[5]
In 2014, Thompson kept Sydney Swans full-forward Kurt Tippett goal-less in the Suns' 35-point loss in their round 12 match.[6]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2011 | Gold Coast | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 40 | 88 | 39 | 22 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2012 | Gold Coast | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2013 | Gold Coast | 16 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 157 | 89 | 246 | 105 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2014 | Gold Coast | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 73 | 164 | 58 | 49 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2015 | Gold Coast | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 37 | 91 | 38 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2016 | Gold Coast | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 65 | 140 | 68 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | Gold Coast | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 31 | 72 | 29 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 55 | 139 | 42 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020[lower-alpha 1] | Gold Coast | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Gold Coast | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | 103 | 7 | 8 | 582 | 404 | 986 | 397 | 210 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2 | ||
Notes
Gold Coast Suns – current squad | |
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* denotes rookie listed players |