Rory Thompson

[kreglze]

Rory looked really good, him and Warnock will be a solid partnership in defense this year for sure. I'm liking our backline set up more and more.

 

[Sunny_]

Rising Sun Rory Thompson shrugs off ankle injury and eyes Kangaroos clash.

RORY Thompson may yet to have caused much of a ripple outside the Suns, but when he rolled his ankle last Saturday the shudder that went through the coach's box left Guy McKenna nauseous for days.

Thompson, a low-fuss defender, has quietly become one of the Suns' most important players.

 

[Sunny_]

Sunny future for Thompson.

THE OPENING round of the NAB Cup resolved one thing for Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna – Rory Thompson is his key defender of the future.

Thompson had been earmarked for defence since a late switch in 2011, but an injury-destroyed 2012 curtailed his progress.

 

[Sunny_]

Improved Rory among best in loss.

"Reid only took two marks and one was from a fairly quick ball movement and (legendary full-backs) Steve Silvagni and Gary Pert have been beaten in those situations.

"He rarely gets out-marked and if he doesn't halve the contest he normally wins it."

 

[TheJaegerBomb]

Far out Rory is looking like a big unit. I will be so upset if he gets injured this year.

 

[Sunny_]

Thompson a star on the rise.

It’ll require a lot of hard work and a no-nonsense attitude towards his training, but Rory Thompson has all the makings to become one of the competition’s best, according to assistant coach Dean Solomon.

The athletic 21-year-old had hit a wall defensively in recent weeks against the GWS Giants and Fremantle, forcing senior coach Guy McKenna to pinch him across half-forward in a bid to get the Gold Coaster more involved in the contest.

 

[Sunny_]

Thompson the SUNS most “important” player.

Gary Ablett might be the best player in the competition, but Rory Thompson’s amazing growth as the team’s premier defender may have seen the fiery Gold Coaster surpass his captain as the Gold Coast SUNS most important player.

 

[Sunny_]

Rory’s rehab set to bring round one reward.

Thompson has started playing in some match simulation drills at training, and although no timeframe has been established for his comeback, he will play in the NAB Challenge.

"It was definitely getting frustrating being out, but I'm back in the main group and doing the sessions now," Thompson said.

 

[Sunny_]

 

[GC2015]

One from the vault. A teenage Rory Thompson

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Rory Thompson

Age

33

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

5.7

2star

HB

3.9

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

126.3

2star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

4.6

5star

T

3.4

5star

playing for the Southport Sharks prior to be signed by the GC17 bid team in late 2008.