Anthony Corrie (born 22 June 1984 in Darwin,

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) is a former professional

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er who had a 56-game

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(AFL) career. Regarded as one of the most talented under 18s in the country, he was named All-Australian and won the Harrison Medal at the Under 18 National Championships 2002, attracting the attention of AFL talent scouts. The Brisbane Lions recruited him in the 2002 AFL Draft from the

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. In 2004 he made his AFL debut with the

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against West Coast. Of

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heritage, he began playing junior football with the

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in the

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and represented the Northern Territory Thunder side. Corrie suffered a setback when he broke his jaw in round 12 in a collision with

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. A finger injury once again proved to be a setback to his career. In 2006, after a couple of in-form games, Corrie ruptured his

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on a fall against

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, ending his season. He was delisted at the end of 2006, but was redrafted by the Lions with their first selection in the 2006 Rookie Draft. At the end of the 2008 season, Corrie was

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to Collingwood in return for pick 93. He played 3 games for Collingwood in the next 2 seasons before being delisted at the end of the 2010 AFL season. Since 2014 Corrie has been the playing coach of the Kenmore Australian Football Club in the QFA South league. First cousin of Melbourne FC's Aaron Davey and Essendon FC's Alwyn Davey through their mothers who are sisters.

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* 1984 births Living people Brisbane Lions players Collingwood Football Club players Nightcliff Football Club players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football 21st-century Indigenous Australian people Southern Districts Football Club players Western Magpies Australian Football Club players Redland Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Darwin, Northern Territory 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub