Corey Oates was born on 20 October 1994 and is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as winger for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.
26 Facts About Corey Oates
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Corey Oates is the only remaining player from the Broncos 2015 NRL Grand Final team still in a playing capacity at the club.
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Corey Oates was born in Biloela, Queensland, Australia but was raised in the small town of Baralaba.
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Corey Oates played his junior football for the Baralaba Panthers and attended St Brendan's College in Yeppoon before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.
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Corey Oates finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 9 matches and scoring 8 tries for the Brisbane club in the 2013 NRL season.
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Corey Oates was named the 2013 Brisbane Broncos season's rookie of the year.
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On 27 August 2013, Corey Oates was named at second-row in the 2013 NYC team of the year.
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On 18 July 2014, Corey Oates 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.
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Corey Oates finished the 2014 NRL season with him playing in 20 matches and scoring 5 tries.
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On 9 October 2014, Corey Oates extended his contract with the Brisbane club, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.
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Corey Oates finished the 2015 NRL season with him playing in 25 matches and scoring 14 tries.
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On 12 January 2016, Corey Oates was selected in the QAS Emerging Maroons squad.
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In February 2016, Corey Oates was named in the Broncos 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad, but was later ruled out.
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Corey Oates finished the 2016 NRL season as Brisbane's highest tryscorer with 18 tries in 22 matches.
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On 20 September 2016, Corey Oates was added to the Australia Kangaroos 2016 Four Nations train-on squad but later make the final 24-man squad.
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On 9 March 2017, Corey Oates extended his contract with Brisbane to the end the 2018 NRL season.
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In late June 2017, Corey Oates was hospitalised with a staph infection that was affecting his lower body and was sidelined for six weeks.
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Corey Oates finished the 2017 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 15 tries for Brisbane.
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In March 2018, Corey Oates who was off contract at the end of the year, attracted the attention of North Queensland and South Sydney for his signature and a promise of a permanent place in the forwards.
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Corey Oates finished the 2018 NRL season with him playing in 23 matches and being the club's highest tryscorer with 18 tries.
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On 4 December 2018, Corey Oates agreed to a one-year extension to stay with Brisbane for the 2019 season after many months of speculation of where he would go beyond the end of the year.
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Corey Oates made 22 appearances for Brisbane in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals.
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Corey Oates finished the year as the club's top try scorer with 13 tries.
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Corey Oates played 14 games for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon for the first time in their history.
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Corey Oates played 14 games for Brisbane in the 2021 NRL season scoring four tries as the club missed the finals.
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Corey Oates played a total of 22 games throughout the year for Brisbane scoring 22 tries to finish as the clubs top try scorer for the season.