Corey Gault
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Corey Gault
| image = Gault training.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Gault training with {{AFL Col}} in 2014
| fullname = Corey Gault
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|28|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Swan Districts (WAFL)
| draftpick = No. 65, 2011 national draft
| height = 199 cm
| weight = 96 kg
| position = Forward
| statsend = 2016
| years1 = 2012–2016
| club1 = {{AFL Col}}
| games_goals1 = 6 (4)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Corey Gault (born 28 October 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
He made his debut for Collingwood against Hawthorn in round 23 of the 2014 AFL season.{{cite web|url=http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2014-08-28/selection-a-retirement-a-debutant|title=Selection: A retirement, a debutant|first=Simon |last=Chiarelli |date=28 August 2014}} Gault was delisted at the end of 2013 season but was given another chance and re-drafted to the rookie list via the 2014 AFL Rookie Draft.{{cite news|title=Magpies pass over Jake Kelly in rookie draft|date=27 November 2013|first=Emma |last=Quayle|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/magpies-pass-over-jake-kelly-in-rookie-draft-20131126-2y874.html}} Standing at 199 cm and 96 kg Gault is a tall forward.
In October 2016, Gault retired from AFL level football to return home to Western Australia and re-joined Swan Districts.{{cite web|first=Sarah|last=Allen|title=Gault calls time on AFL career|url=http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2016-10-28/gault-calls-time-on-afl-career|work=Collingwoodfc.com.au|publisher=BigPond|date=28 October 2016|access-date=28 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926023354/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2016-10-28/gault-calls-time-on-afl-career|archive-date=26 September 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/hawthorn-drops-spangher-fitzpatrick-litherland-woodward-20161028-gsd2xu.html|title=Hawthorn cut Matt Spangher and final round hero Jack Fitzpatrick|first=Larissa|last=Nicholson|newspaper=The Age|date=28 October 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/32849806/swan-districts-lure-back-afl-pair/#page1|title=Swans lure back pair with AFL experience|first=John|last=Townsend|newspaper=The West Australian|date=10 October 2016}} He represented Western Australia in the interstate match against South Australia in 2021.{{Cite web|title=WAFL announce Kia Australia WA State Team|url=https://www.wafootball.com.au/news/20434/wafl-announce-kia-australia-wa-state-team|access-date=2021-05-15|website=West Australian Football League}}
Statistics
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{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012
| {{AFL Col}} || 44 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013
| {{AFL Col}} || 44 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014
| {{AFL Col}} || 44 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 7 || 3 || 4 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 6.0 || 1.0 || 7.0 || 3.0 || 4.0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015
| {{AFL Col}} || 44 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 13 || 13 || 26 || 5 || 5 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 4.3 || 4.3 || 8.7 || 1.7 || 1.7
|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016
| {{AFL Col}} || 44 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 2 || 6 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 2.5 || 5.5 || 1.0 || 3.0
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 6
! 4
! 1
! 25
! 19
! 44
! 10
! 15
! 0.7
! 0.2
! 4.2
! 3.2
! 7.3
! 1.7
! 2.5
|}
Post-Playing Career
Whilst injured and unable to play AFL, Corey started a teaching degree which he completed in around 2018, and also moved back to Perth.
He then got a job teaching at Eastern Hills Senior High School where he was from 2019 until 2023, when he applied for a job at Guildford Grammar School which was successful.
References
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External links
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- {{AFL Tables}}
- {{AustralianFootball}}
- {{WAFL FootyFacts}}
{{2011 AFL national draft}}
{{2014 AFL rookie draft}}
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Category:Collingwood Football Club players
Category:Swan Districts Football Club players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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