Corey Parker

Corey Parker is a retired player most recently playing for Brisbane Broncos.

Corey Parker (born 5 May 1982 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer and co-captain for the Brisbane Broncos of the National Rugby League. A Queensland State of Origin and Australia national representative second-row or lock forward, he has played his entire professional career to date at the Broncos club, with whom he won the 2006 NRL Premiership. Parker also fulfills 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.