Thompson, Troy

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Thompson back for Raiders
Tue May 27, 2008
by Matthew O'Neill
Source: www.raiders.com.au

The CFMEU Canberra Raiders will welcome back prop Troy Thompson for Friday nights match against the Manly Sea Eagles at Canberra Stadium, in the only change to the side that defeated South Sydney a fortnight ago.

Thompson was a late withdrawal for that match, and his inclusion in the side sees forward Ben Jones moved to 18th man for the Green Machine.

Raiders Coach Neil Henry said the inclusion of Thompson would be a boost for the side, and Ben Jones would remain in the squad just in case the big forward had not fully recovered by Friday.

"Troy Thompson is back this week and we'll see how is back is but he should be alright," Henry said. "We have Ben Jones as 18th man in the squad as well to cover any injury concerns."

Henry said back rowers Neville Costigan and Tom Learoyd-Lahrs were no chance of being included for this match, but as a whole the side was ready to go after the week off with the bye.

"Neville re-injured his quad which will be a couple of weeks at least and Tom still needs to run on his knee to get some stability there so he's two weeks away as well," he said. "I think we're refreshed and we've discussed the fact that not too many teams have been able to back up after the bye and get a win, so fortunately it's at home and we need to build on the win against Souths."

Thompson said he was ready for his return after missing the Raiders last outing with a back injury, and was looking forward to getting the most out of this week's game.

"I was in full training yesterday and it felt fine so I'll be right for Friday," Thompson said. "I just need to make sure that I keep monitoring it and look after it and I'll be right for the rest of the season."

Raider's fullback Bronx Goodwin said the Sea Eagles would be a hard task on Friday night, and he expected plenty of work at the back during the match.

"They are a top side and I rate them up there with Melbourne," Goodwin said. "We need to be on top of our game as we were against Souths and hopefully get another win.

"We need to have good kick pressure like we did with Souths and stop Orford getting a good kicking game in," he said. "We're at home and we love it here so hopefully that continues Friday night."

TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP
Canberra Raiders v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Canbera Stadium
Friday 30th May 2008
7:30pm

Raiders (NRL):
1. Bronx Goodwin
2. Colin Best
3. Adrian Purtell
4. Joel Monaghan
5. David Milne
6. Terry Campese
7. Todd Carney
8. Scott Logan
9. Alan Tongue (c)
10. Dane Tilse
11. Glen Turner
12. Nigel Plum
13. Joe Picker

Subs:
14. Josh Miller
15. Glen Buttriss
16. Trevor Thurling
17. Troy Thompson
18. Ben Jones
(one to be omitted)

Coach: Neil Henry

Injuries/Suspension
Neville Costigan - Quad - Indefinite
Marshall Chalk - Thumb - Round 15-17
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs - Knee - Round 13-14
Michael Weyman - Suspended - Round 13
Ryan Hinchcliffe - Thumb - Round 13
William Zillman - Knee - Season
Phil Graham - Knee - Season
Lincoln Withers - Knee - Season

TOYOTA CUP
Canberra Raiders v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Canbera Stadium
Friday 30th May 2008
5.15pm

Raiders (NYC):
1. Steve Naughton
2. Michael Brophy
3. Jarrod Croker
4. Justin Carney
5. Levi Freeman
6. Michael Picker
7. Matt Smith
8. Nick Skinner
9. Travis Waddell
10. Matt Britt
11. Zac Merritt
12. Shaun Fensom (c)
13. Andrew Edwards

Subs:
14. Brock Dunn
15. Jarrad Kennedy
16. Todd Rheinberger
17. Todd Grace
18. Diego Codyre
(one to be omitted)

Coach: Tony Adam

News Source: www.raiders.com.au


Thompson becomes a long-term Raider
Tue August 8, 2006
Source: www.raiders.com.au

In a historic day for the Canberra Raiders, hardworking prop Troy Thompson has agreed to upgrade and extend his contract until the end of the 2010 season.

Thompson becomes the first Raider to sign up until 2010, and will hopefully be the start of many more upgraded Raiders in the upcoming few months.

A Canberra junior, Thompson said it is a great honour to become the first Raider to sign into the next decade, and looks forward to playing his career out with the club.

"I was already signed here for the next two years but the Raiders have given me an upgrade and two more years which is pretty good," Thompson said. "Don (Furner) come to me and told me they were going to give me an upgrade so I was pretty excited about that, and to sign for an extra two years was unbelievable and some security for me."

Thompson said it's great to remain loyal to a club that he loves playing for, despite some interest from outside of the Raiders.

"These days you don't here about blokes signing for four years, but the club has been good to me and hopefully I can repay them with some good form for the next four years," he said. "There was a bit of interest from a few Sydney clubs and overseas, but my family and friends are here and I'm happy to stay."

The 26-year-old Thompson said he is looking forward to becoming one of the team's leadership players, and help with the development of some of the clubs younger stars.

"There are heaps of young kids coming through and hopefully I can be part of bringing them into the side," he said. "We have some exciting young halves coming through and to play with them in a new club atmosphere and with a new coach will be exciting as well."

Raider's general manager Don Furner said the Raiders are all about rewarding good form and loyalty within their ranks, and Thompson fits perfectly into both categories.

"As we said before we're going to reward those players who are going really well for us, rather than bring guys in that aren't going any better than the ones we've got," Furner said. "Thommo has been outstanding. He's a local guy who never wanted to leave."

Furner said he had consulted incoming coach Neil Henry about the decision to upgrade Thompson, and hopefully there will be similar signings within the next few months.

"I've spoken with Neil and he's really happy with Troy's form and we're happy to have him into 2010," he said. "We've also spoken to a few of the young guys about upgrading as well, and will sit down with the likes of Michael Dobson and Marc Herbert and those type of guys, with our focus being keeping that core group of young guys together until 2009 and 2010 and that will give us the best hot of winning a grand final."

====================================================================================================== 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership Canberra Raiders 12 games; 2 tries, 8 points. [View] Round 1 [15 Mar 08] L 14-30 v Knights (A). [PR] [View] Round 2 [22 Mar 08] W 20-16 v Panthers (A). [BE] [View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] W 21-14 v Dragons (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t [View] Round 4 [05 Apr 08] L 12-32 v Gold Coast (A). [BE] [View] Round 5 [13 Apr 08] W 30-24 v Tigers (H). [BE] [View] Round 6 [21 Apr 08] L 16-23 v Storm (H). [BE] [View] Round 8 [04 May 08] L 6-14 v Warriors (A). [PR] [View] Round 9 [10 May 08] L 4-30 v Roosters (A). [BE] [View] Round 12 [30 May 08] L 18-31 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE] [View] Round 13 [07 Jun 08] L 12-30 v Eels (A). [BE] [View] Round 14 [15 Jun 08] W 34-16 v Broncos (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t [View] Round 15 [21 Jun 08] W 58-18 v Bulldogs (A). [PR] ====================================================================================================== 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership Canberra Raiders 13 games; [View] Round 1 [17 Mar 07] L 6-32 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR] [View] Round 7 [28 Apr 07] W 34-18 v Panthers (A). [PR] [View] Round 9 [12 May 07] W 16-10 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE] [View] Round 11 [25 May 07] W 30-6 v Dragons (H). [BE] [View] Round 12 [03 Jun 07] L 8-28 v Gold Coast (A). [BE] [View] Round 13 [09 Jun 07] W 38-10 v Eels (H). [BE] [View] Round 14 [18 Jun 07] L 18-22 v Knights (A). [BE] [View] Round 15 [23 Jun 07] L 24-28 v Cowboys (H). [PR] [View] Round 16 [01 Jul 07] L 16-22 v Tigers (H). [PR] [View] Round 17 [08 Jul 07] L 16-58 v Dragons (A). [PR] [View] Round 18 [15 Jul 07] W 56-10 v Gold Coast (H). [PR] [View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] L 6-34 v Storm (A). [PR] [View] Round 20 [27 Jul 07] W 34-30 v Panthers (H). [PR] ====================================================================================================== 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership Canberra Raiders 22 games; 1 tries, 4 points. [View] Round 1 [11 Mar 06] W 27-14 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR] [View] Round 2 [19 Mar 06] L 32-70 v Knights (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t (42nd) [View] Round 3 [26 Mar 06] L 20-56 v Roosters (A). [PR] [View] Round 4 [01 Apr 06] W 21-20 v Panthers (H). [BE] [View] Round 5 [09 Apr 06] L 12-30 v Bulldogs (H). [PR] [View] Round 6 [15 Apr 06] W 18-14 v Warriors (H). [PR] [View] Round 8 [29 Apr 06] L 28-30 v Broncos (A). [PR] [View] Round 9 [06 May 06] W 30-10 v Eels (A). [PR] [View] Round 10 [14 May 06] L 28-38 v Sharks (H). [PR] [View] Round 11 [20 May 06] L 12-22 v Knights (A). [PR] [View] Round 12 [27 May 06] W 15-14 v Cowboys (A). [PR] [View] Round 15 [18 Jun 06] L 12-22 v Storm (A). [PR] [View] Round 16 [25 Jun 06] W 42-10 v Roosters (H). [PR] [View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] L 12-24 v Panthers (A). [PR] [View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] W 20-18 v Tigers (H). [PR] [View] Round 20 [23 Jul 06] W 31-12 v Dragons (H). [PR] [View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] L 8-21 v Rabbitohs (A). [PR] [View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] W 30-18 v Broncos (H). [PR] [View] Round 23 [13 Aug 06] W 19-18 v Tigers (A). [PR] [View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] L 18-22 v Storm (H). [PR] [View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] W 26-24 v Sharks (A). [PR] [View] Finals Week One [09 Sep 06] L 12-30 v Bulldogs (A). [PR] ====================================================================================================== 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership Canberra Raiders 21 games; [View] Round 2 [19 Mar 05] W 39-14 v Knights (H). [PR] [View] Round 3 [28 Mar 05] W 25-18 v Souths (A). [PR] [View] Round 4 [02 Apr 05] W 42-22 v Dragons (H). [PR] [View] Round 5 [10 Apr 05] W 24-16 v Roosters (H). [PR] [View] Round 6 [17 Apr 05] L 14-36 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR] [View] Round 7 [24 Apr 05] L 10-46 v Storm (H). [PR] [View] Round 8 [01 May 05] W 14-10 v Knights (A). [PR] [View] Round 9 [07 May 05] W 26-18 v Panthers (A). [PR] [View] Round 10 [15 May 05] L 26-32 v Sharks (H). [PR] [View] Round 14 [11 Jun 05] L 12-20 v Broncos (H). [PR] [View] Round 15 [19 Jun 05] L 10-28 v Bulldogs (A). [PR] [View] Round 16 [25 Jun 05] W 23-22 v Cowboys (H). [PR] [View] Round 17 [03 Jul 05] W 22-14 v Panthers (H). [PR] [View] Round 18 [09 Jul 05] L 0-20 v Storm (A). [PR] [View] Round 19 [17 Jul 05] W 26-18 v Eels (H). [PR] [View] Round 20 [23 Jul 05] L 16-24 v Warriors (A). [PR] [View] Round 22 [07 Aug 05] L 14-22 v Tigers (H). [BE] [View] Round 23 [13 Aug 05] L 16-29 v Souths (H). [PR] [View] Round 24 [20 Aug 05] L 28-31 v Cowboys (A). [PR] [View] Round 25 [28 Aug 05] L 10-48 v Eels (A). [PR] [View] Round 26 [03 Sep 05] L 18-36 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR] ====================================================================================================== 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership Canberra Raiders ======================================================================================================

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