Corey Allan (born 19 April 1998) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a and er for the

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in the

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. He has previously played for the

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and the

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facili ...

in the

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, and at representative level for the

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and the

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Background

Allan was born in

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, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for

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Career

2018

In 2018 he represented the Australian

against

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in Port Moresby.

2019

Allan made his first grade debut in Round 1 of the

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for South Sydney against the

at the

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. Two weeks later in Round 3, Allan scored his first try in the top grade as Souths defeated the Gold Coast 28–20 at

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. Allan made a total of 19 appearances in the

as South Sydney reached the preliminary final before being defeated by the

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16–10 at

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. Allan made a crucial error during the first half of the game when he lost the ball on his own goal line which enabled Canberra player

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to score a try.

2020

Allan made his first start of the

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in round 10 against Newcastle as Souths lost the match 20-18 at

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. In round 16 of the

, Allan scored his first try of the year as Souths defeated Parramatta 38-0 at

. In round 20 of the

, Allan scored a try in South Sydney's victory over bitter rivals the

. In the second half, Allan had crossed over for what would have been his second try but instead passed the ball to teammate Alex Johnston despite standing in the oppositions in-goal area. Allan played a total of 10 games for South Sydney in the

scoring five tries. He played in all three of South Sydney's 2020 finals matches including their preliminary final loss to Penrith. Allan was selected by Queensland for the

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. He made his debut for Queensland in Game 3 where he was sent to the sin bin for a professional foul on New South Wales player

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in the dying minutes. The incident had no bearing on the final score however as Queensland stunned New South Wales winning the series 2-1.

2021

On 11 January 2021, it was announced that he had signed a three year deal with the

starting in 2021. In round 1 of the

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, he made his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in a 32-16 loss against Newcastle. Allan made a total of 18 appearances for Canterbury in the

as the club finished last and claimed the

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2022

After a frustrating run of injury, Allan fought his way back into the Canterbury first grade side midway through the 2022 NRL season, returning against the defending premiers

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and also featuring in wins

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and

Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a joint-venture ...

. On 8 December 2022, Allan was released by Canterbury with a year remaining on his contract. The following day, Allan signed a contract to join the

for the 2023 season.

References

External links

Rabbitohs profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allan, Corey 1998 births Living people Australian rugby league players South Sydney Rabbitohs players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Sydney Roosters players Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players Prime Minister's XIII players Souths Logan Magpies players Junior Kangaroos players Rugby league wingers Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Brisbane