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| Born | 8 January 1994 Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 5 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corey Jensen (born 8 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
Jensen was born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia and was raised in Bowen, Queensland.
He played his junior rugby league for the Bowen Seagulls and attending Bowen State High School. [2] In 2011, Jensen moved to Townsville to attend Ignatius Park College. [3]
In 2010, Jensen played for the Townsville Stingers Cyril Connell Cup side and was selected for the Queensland under-16 team. [4] [5] In 2011, he moved up to the Stingers' Mal Meninga Cup side and toured England and France with the Australian Institute of Sport team, alongside future first graders Kodi Nikorima, Euan Aitken, Nene Macdonald and Brendan Elliot. [6] [7]
In 2012, Jensen started the season playing for the Stingers' Mal Meninga Cup side again before making his NYC debut for the North Queensland Cowboys. That year he was also selected for the Queensland under-18 team. [8]
In 2015, after three seasons with the Cowboys' NYC side, Jensen joined the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. [9] In 2016, he was selected for the Queensland Residents rugby league team and signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys, joining their NRL squad. [10] [11]
After starting the season with the Townsville Blackhawks, Jensen made his NRL debut in Round, coming off the bench against the St George Illawarra Dragons. [12] In Round 16, he scored his first NRL try in the Cowboys' 14–12 win over the Penrith Panthers. On 28 July, he re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2019 season. [13] On 1 October, Jensen started on the interchange in the Cowboys' 2017 NRL Grand Final loss to the Melbourne Storm. He ended his rookie season with 17 games and 1 try. On 6 October, he was named the Cowboys' Rookie of the Year. [14]
Jensen played 18 games for the Cowboys in 2018, starting at prop in Rounds 13 and 16.
Jensen played just six NRL games in 2019, spending the majority of the season with the Townsville Blackhawks. In May, he was the vice-captain of the Queensland Residents side that defeated New South Wales Residents. [15] On September 2, Jensen signed a two-year contract extension with the Cowboys. [16]
Jensen played eight NRL games in 2020, making appearances in Round 1 and Round 6 before returning to the side in Round 15. [17] He played in the last six games of the season, including a start at prop in the Cowboys' Round 19 loss to the Penrith Panthers. [18]
Jensen played a total of 18 games for Brisbane in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table. [19]
Jensen played a total of 21 games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season. Jensen did not feature in the clubs finals campaign nor the 2023 NRL Grand Final where they lost to Penrith 26-24. [20]
Jensen made 24 appearances for Brisbane in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club miss the finals finishing 12th on the table. [21]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 |  Brisbane Broncos | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | ||||||
| 2024 | 24 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Career totals | 121 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 | |
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