Corey Pearson

Corey Pearson (born 9 January 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in 1990 and 2000s. Pearson played for the Balmain Tigers, St. George Dragons, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Wests Tigers and the Parramatta Eels. He primarily played as a Prop.

Corey Pearson
Personal information
Full nameCorey Pearson
Born (1973-01-09) 9 January 1973
New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–96 Balmain Tigers 25 1 0 0 4
1997–98 St. George Dragons 46 4 0 0 16
1999–00 St. George Illawarra 34 2 0 0 8
2001–03 Wests Tigers 55 4 0 0 16
2004 Parramatta Eels 13 0 0 0 0
Total 173 11 0 0 44
Source: [1]

Background

Corey Pearson was born in New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Pearson made his debut for Balmain in Round 12 1995 against South Queensland at a time when the club was briefly known as the "Sydney Tigers", a name that the club adopted during the Super League war.

In 1997, Pearson joined St George and played in the club's last ever game as a stand-alone entity which was a 20–12 loss against Canterbury in the 1998 finals series. In 1999, Pearson signed to play on with St George as they formed a joint venture with Illawarra. Pearson played in the club's inaugural game as a joint venture against Parramatta.

In 2001, Pearson joined the Wests Tigers and played with the club until the end of 2003. In 2004, Pearson joined Parramatta and retired at the end of the season with his last game being a 48–10 loss against the Sydney Roosters.[2]

Corey alos played first grade Rugby Union for Drummoyne Dirty Reds in 1990 as a 5/8th.

Corey also played first grade cricket for Petersham and first grade rugby union for Drummoyne when they were admitted to first division in 1991.

Corey is one of teh few sportsman who has played first grade rugby league, first grade rugby union, and first grade cricket.


References
  1. "Corey Pearson - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.


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