Corey Payne

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title: "Corey Payne" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1984-births", "living-people", "australian-chief-executives", "australian-rugby-league-administrators", "australian-rugby-league-players", "canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs-players", "new-south-wales-city-origin-rugby-league-team-players", "rugby-league-locks", "rugby-league-props", "rugby-league-second-rows", "st.-george-illawarra-dragons-players", "university-of-sydney-alumni", "wests-tigers-players", "21st-century-australian-sportsmen"] description: "Australian rugby league footballer and administrator" topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Payne" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Australian rugby league footballer and administrator ::

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Field	Value
name	Corey Payne
image	Corey Payne (26 April 2009).jpg
position
birth_date
birth_place	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
height	186 cm
weight	101 kg
club1	St. George Illawarra
year1start	2005
year1end	07
appearances1	47
tries1	8
goals1	0
fieldgoals1	0
points1	32
club2	Wests Tigers
year2start	2008
year2end	09
appearances2	41
tries2	2
goals2	0
fieldgoals2	0
points2	8
club3	Canterbury Bulldogs
year3start	2010
year3end	12
appearances3	43
tries3	0
goals3	0
fieldgoals3	0
points3	0
teamA	NSW City
yearAstart	2012
appearancesA	1
triesA	0
goalsA	0
fieldgoalsA	0
pointsA	0
retired	yes
source
updated	8 January 2020
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Corey Payne (born 7 May 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Payne played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Wests Tigers. He also represented NSW City. Payne primarily played at lock.

Playing career

He played his junior football with the Chester Hill Hornets.

Payne made his NRL debut in round 1 of the 2005 NRL season, scoring a try against Canterbury-Bankstown. He played in the club's preliminary final defeat against the Wests Tigers during the same season.

Late in 2009, it was announced that Payne had signed for the 2010 NRL season with Canterbury, where he had played in lower grades.

However, an injury to his shoulder in the pre-season threatened to sideline him for the rest of the year. He made his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in the last round of the 2010 NRL season.

Payne was nominated for the Ken Stephen Medal for his contributions to rugby league off the field, and is well known for community and charity work. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a bachelor's degree in commerce.

In the 2012 NRL season, Payne made 27 appearances for Canterbury as the club won the Minor Premiership and reached the 2012 NRL Grand Final. Payne played from the bench as Canterbury lost the decider 14–4 at ANZ Stadium. Payne retired from rugby league at the age of 28.

Post playing

On 14 April 2016 Payne was announced as the new Penrith Panthers CEO. He resigned from the position on 16 August 2016.

References

References

1. (March 2016)
2. "Corey Payne – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
3. (2007-11-08). "Payne signs 2 year deal". Fox Sports News (Australia).
4. "League Central". Daily Telegraph.
5. "World of Rugby League".
6. "Hornets Junior Corey Payne Joins Bulldogs". SportingPulse.
7. (27 February 2010). "Injury bites Dene Halatau, Corey Payne". Herald Sun.
8. (29 August 2011). "Corey Payne named in academic team of the year". [[University of Sydney]].
9. "Melbourne Storm beat Canterbury Bulldogs in 2012 NRL grand final". News.com.au.
10. [http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/panthers/nrl-2016-former-bulldog-corey-payne-to-be-named-new-penrith-panthers-ceo/news-story/8af820ab72e0fb2fb4e898c46ee4fbb8?nk=2cfb7c2ab929e33c9a26d9c0b662ba92-1460730719 NRL 2016: Former Bulldog Corey Payne to be named new Penrith Panthers CEO], Fox Sports, 14 April 2016
11. Nicolussi, Christian. (16 August 2016). "Corey Payne has resigned as the CEO of the Penrith Panthers". The Daily Telegraph.

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