# Corey Allan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Corey_Allan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Corey_Allan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Allan > Source revision: 1352294954 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian rugby league footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Corey Allan |fullname = |image = Corey Allan.jpg |position = {{rlp|WG|FB|CE}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|04|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), Queensland, Australia | height = {{convert|186|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|94|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | club1 = [South Sydney](/source/South_Sydney_Rabbitohs) | year1start = 2019 | year1end = 20 | appearances1 = 29 | tries1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 | fieldgoals1 = 0 | points1 = 32 | club2 = [Canterbury Bulldogs](/source/Canterbury-Bankstown_Bulldogs) | year2start = 2021 | year2end = 22 | appearances2 = 21 | tries2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | fieldgoals2 = 0 | points2 = 12 | club3 = [Sydney Roosters](/source/Sydney_Roosters) | year3start = 2023 | year3end = | appearances3 = 13 | tries3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | fieldgoals3 = 0 | points3 = 8 | club4 = {{nowrap|[St. George Illawarra](/source/St._George_Illawarra_Dragons)}} | year4start = 2025 | year4end = | appearances4 = 12 | tries4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 | fieldgoals4 = 0 | points4 = 20 | teamA = [Prime Minister's XIII](/source/Prime_Minister's_XIII) | yearAstart = 2018 | yearAend = | appearancesA = 1 | triesA = 1 | goalsA = 0 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 4 |teamB = [Queensland](/source/Queensland_rugby_league_team) |yearBstart = 2020 |yearBend = |appearancesB = 1 |triesB = 0 |goalsB = 0 |fieldgoalsB = 0 |pointsB = 0 | new = yes |source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/corey-allen/summary.html Rugby League Project] |updated = 6 September 2025 }} '''Corey Allan''' (born 19 April 1998) is an Australian professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who last played as a {{rlp|wg|fb}} and {{rlp|ce}} for the [St. George Illawarra Dragons](/source/St._George_Illawarra_Dragons) in the [National Rugby League](/source/National_Rugby_League). He has previously played for the [South Sydney Rabbitohs](/source/South_Sydney_Rabbitohs), [Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs](/source/Canterbury-Bankstown_Bulldogs) and [Sydney Roosters](/source/Sydney_Roosters) in the NRL, and at representative level for the [Prime Minister's XIII](/source/Prime_Minister's_XIII) and the [Queensland Maroons](/source/Queensland_Maroons) in [State of Origin](/source/State_of_Origin). ==Background== Allan was born in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), Queensland, Australia.{{cn|date=July 2025}} He played his junior rugby league for [Logan Brothers Rugby League Football Club](/source/Logan_Brothers_Rugby_League_Football_Club).{{cn|date=July 2025}} ==Career== ===2018=== In 2018, he represented the Australian [Prime Minister's XIII](/source/Prime_Minister's_XIII) against [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_league_team) in Port Moresby. ===2019=== Allan made his first grade debut in Round 1 of the [2019 NRL season](/source/2019_NRL_season) for South Sydney against the [Sydney Roosters](/source/Sydney_Roosters) at the [Sydney Cricket Ground](/source/Sydney_Cricket_Ground).{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/03/12/round-1-nrl-team-lists/ |title=Round 1 NRL team lists|publisher=NRL.com|date=12 March 2019}} Two weeks later in Round 3, Allan scored his first try in the top grade as Souths defeated the Gold Coast 28–20 at [ANZ Stadium](/source/ANZ_Stadium).{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-31/souths-stay-unbeaten-win-over-titans-dogs-down-wests-tigers/10948936/|title=South Sydney defeats Gold Coast Titans 28-20, Canterbury Bulldogs upset Wests Tigers 22-8|website=ABC}} Allan made a total of 19 appearances in the [2019 NRL season](/source/2019_NRL_season) as South Sydney reached the preliminary final before being defeated by the [Canberra Raiders](/source/Canberra_Raiders) 16–10 at [Canberra Stadium](/source/Canberra_Stadium). 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 [Jarrod Croker](/source/Jarrod_Croker) to score a try.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/27/canberra-raiders-end-25-year-wait-to-reach-nrl-grand-final-with-victory-over-rabbitohs/|title=Canberra Raiders end 25-year wait to reach NRL grand final with victory over Rabbitohs|website=The Guardian}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2019-finals-south-sydney-rabbitohs-sydney-roosters-wayne-bennett-george-burgess/1qyzpgsb39vns13ma3af9acymr/|title=South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett confirms major changes for Sydney Roosters final|website=Sporting News|access-date=11 February 2020|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914031005/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2019-finals-south-sydney-rabbitohs-sydney-roosters-wayne-bennett-george-burgess/1qyzpgsb39vns13ma3af9acymr|url-status=dead}} ===2020=== Allan made his first start of the [2020 NRL season](/source/2020_NRL_season) in round 10 against Newcastle as Souths lost the match 20–18 at [Bankwest Stadium](/source/Bankwest_Stadium).{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-south-sydney-rabbitohs-vs-newcastle-knights-round-10-live-updates-supercoach-scores-cody-walker-mitchell-pearce/news-story/72341dc0a1706d12b7023e99ef537776/|title=South Sydney v Newcastle|website=www.foxsports.com}} In round 16 of the [2020 NRL season](/source/2020_NRL_season), Allan scored his first try of the year as Souths defeated Parramatta 38–0 at [Bankwest Stadium](/source/Bankwest_Stadium).{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-2020-world-reacts-to-rabbitohs-thrashing-of-eels/news-story/3de4b6d6220e416313128703a1712419/|title=World reacts to Rabbitohs thrashing of the Eels|website=www.news.com.au}} In round 20 of the [2020 NRL season](/source/2020_NRL_season), Allan scored a try in South Sydney's victory over bitter rivals the [Sydney Roosters](/source/Sydney_Roosters). 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](/source/Alex_Johnston_(rugby_league)) despite standing in the oppositions in-goal area.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/25/high-five-johnston-and-walker-demolish-out-of-sorts-roosters/|title=Johnston and Walker combine to demolish Roosters|website=www.nrl.com}} Allan played a total of 10 games for South Sydney in the [2020 NRL season](/source/2020_NRL_season) scoring five tries. He played in all three of South Sydney's 2020 finals matches including their preliminary final loss to Penrith.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-17/nrl-preliminary-final-penrith-panthers-south-sydney-scorecentre/12774550/|title=Penrith Panthers beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-16 to set up NRL grand final against Melbourne Storm|website=www.abc.net.au}} Allan was selected by Queensland for the [2020 State of Origin series](/source/2020_State_of_Origin_series). 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 [Josh Addo-Carr](/source/Josh_Addo-Carr) in the dying minutes, denying a possible try-scoring effort. Subsequently, Queensland stunned New South Wales to win the series 2–1. ===2021=== On 11 January 2021, it was announced that he had signed a three-year deal with the [Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs](/source/Canterbury-Bankstown_Bulldogs) starting in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/nov/18/state-of-origin-game-3-qld-maroons-v-nsw-blues-live-scores-queensland-teams-results-kick-off-start-time-2020-series-decider-dates-news-updates-suncorp-stadium/|title=State of Origin 2020 game 3: Qld Maroons beat NSW Blues – as it happened|website=www.theguardian.com}} In round 1 of the [2021 NRL season](/source/2021_NRL_season), he made his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in a 32–16 loss against Newcastle.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-12/brisbane-broncos-lose-to-parramatta-eels-xavier-coates-injured/13242554/|title=Brisbane Broncos' NRL losing streak continues as Parramatta Eels score comeback 24-16 win; Newcastle Knights beat Bulldogs|website=www.abc.net.au}} Allan made a total of 18 appearances for Canterbury in the [2021 NRL season](/source/2021_NRL_season) as the club finished last and claimed the [Wooden Spoon](/source/Wooden_Spoon_(award)).{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-most-unlikely-finals-contender-but-can-the-warriors-pull-off-a-miracle-20210815-p58iw1.html/|title=Flanagan in line for another NRL recall as Barrett seethes at bunker|website=www.smh.com.au|date=15 August 2021}} ===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 [Penrith Panthers](/source/Penrith_Panthers) and also featuring in wins [Parramatta](/source/Parramatta_Eels) and [Wests Tigers](/source/Wests_Tigers). 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 [Sydney Roosters](/source/Sydney_Roosters) for the 2023 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/allan-bound-for-roosters-as-bulldogs-roster-purge-continues-20221207-p5c4fs.html/|title=Allan bound for Roosters as Bulldogs' roster purge continues|website=www.smh.com.au}}{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2022-bulldogs-release-corey-allan-from-the-final-year-of-his-contract/b2828802-1af2-4fee-a39c-c2d7cf557ea0/|title=Bulldogs release Corey Allan ahead of final year of his contract, tipped for Roosters deal|website=wwos.nine.com.au}} ===2023=== Allan played a total of 13 matches for the Sydney Roosters in the [2023 NRL season](/source/2023_NRL_season). Allan played in the clubs elimination finals loss against Melbourne which ended their season. In November, Allan was released by the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/sydney-roosters-nrl-2023-season-review/88b2453a9bca06123c73704b#:~:text=While%20their%20late%2Dseason%20heroics,to%20reach%20the%20prelim%20finals./|title=NRL 2023: Sydney Roosters season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-transfer-whispers-michael-jennings-sydney-roosters-train-and-trial-deal-contracts-player-movement/news-story/b539cdeeaeef93b426ea5dab24f0ce0c/|title=Brown set for cut price Manly deal as Woods makes huge sacrifice to extend career: Transfer Whispers|website=www.foxsports.com.au}} On 12 December, Allan signed a one-year deal to join [St. George Illawarra](/source/St._George_Illawarra) ahead of the [2024 NRL season](/source/2024_NRL_season).{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-signing-news-corey-allan-joins-st-george-illawarra-dragons-one-year-deal/b6860f7ea63bf0bf0ee768b5/|title=NRL signing news: Corey Allan joins St George Illawarra Dragons on one-year deal|website=www.sportingnews.com}} ===2024=== On 11 January, it was announced that Allan would miss the entire [2024 NRL season](/source/2024_NRL_season) after suffering an ACL injury at training.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-injury-list-2024-every-club-casualty-ward/c891dbff3846d886f4842211/|title=NRL injury list 2024: Every club's casualty ward|website=www.sportingnews.com}} ===2025=== In round 9 of the [2025 NRL season](/source/2025_NRL_season), Allan played his first game in the top grade for almost two years as St. George Illawarra lost 34-28 against the Wests Tigers.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/05/05/i-was-a-mess---emotional-allan-makes-his-nrl-return/|title='I was a mess': Emotional Allan makes NRL return after 596-day absence|website=www.nrl.com}} Allan played a total of 12 games for the club throughout the season as St. George Illawarra finished 15th on the table.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2025-nrl-2025-st-george-illawarra-dragons-vs-penrith-panthers-live-scores-teams-videos-blog-stream-clint-gutherson-nathan-cleary/news-story/375961c2b1e20c10d07384509249dece/|title=Cleary masterclass as epic battle with former Panthers superstar locked in after big win|website=www.foxsports.com.au}} Allan was one of twelve players released by the club at the end of their season.{{Cite web |last=Pryde |first=Scott |date=2025-09-17 |title=12 players to exit Dragons as Flanagan's rebuild continues |url=https://www.zerotackle.com/12-players-to-exit-dragons-as-flanagans-rebuild-continues-226945/ |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=Zero Tackle |language=en-US}} On 31 December 2025, Allan officially announced his retirement from professional rugby league.{{Cite web |title=NRL 2026: Corey Allan announces NRL retirement |url=https://sportnation.nz/article/nrl-2026-corey-allan-announces-nrl-retirement |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=sportnation.nz |language=en}} == Statistics == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Team !Games !Tries !Pts |- |2019 | rowspan="2" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [South Sydney Rabbitohs](/source/South_Sydney_Rabbitohs) |19 |3 |12 |- |2020 |10 |5 |20 |- |2021 | rowspan="2" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs](/source/Canterbury-Bankstown_Bulldogs) |18 |3 |12 |- |2022 |3 | | |- |2023 |{{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [Sydney Roosters](/source/Sydney_Roosters) |13 |2 |8 |- |2025 |{{leagueicon|St. George|16}} [St. George Illawarra Dragons](/source/St._George_Illawarra_Dragons) |12 |5 |20 |- | |Totals |75 |18 |72 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/south-sydney-rabbitohs/corey-allan/ Rabbitohs profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Allan, Corey}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Australian rugby league players Category:South Sydney Rabbitohs players Category:Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Category:Sydney Roosters players Category:St. George Illawarra Dragons players Category:Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players Category:Prime Minister's XIII players Category:Souths Logan Magpies players Category:Junior Kangaroos players Category:Rugby league wingers Category:Rugby league fullbacks Category:Rugby league players from Brisbane Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Corey Allan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Allan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Allan?action=history)). 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