Corey Hughes

      Corey Hughes
      COREY HUGHES .jpg
      Hughes while playing for the Sharks in 2009
      Personal information
      Born (1978-02-17) 17 February 1978 (age 35)
      Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
      Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
      Weight 88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
      Playing information
      Position Hooker
      Club
      Years Team Pld T G FG P
      1998–08 Canterbury Bulldogs 213 27 1 1 111
      2009 Cronulla Sharks 21 0 0 0 0
      Total 234 27 1 1 111
      Representative
      Years Team Pld T G FG P
      2008 City Origin 1 0 0 0 0
      Source: NRL Stats

      Corey Hughes (born 17 February 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League (NRL). A City New South Wales representative hooker, he previously played eleven seasons for the Bulldogs, with whom he won the 2004 NRL Premiership. Corey Hughes is the youngest brother of former Bulldogs players, Glen Hughes and Steven Hughes. He is the son of former Canterbury Bulldog's five-eighth, Garry Hughes.

      Playing career

      Hughes played for the Canterbury Bulldogs at five-eighth in their loss at the 1998 NRL grand final to the Brisbane Broncos. He played for the Bulldogs from the interchange bench in their 2004 NRL grand final victory over cross-town rivals, the Sydney Roosters.

      In 2005, Corey Hughes was involved in a brawl at the Kembla Grange Racecourse.[1] He was fined by the Bulldogs but has refused to pay it.

      Hughes signed a one year deal with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for 2009 and retired the next year.[2][3]

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