About Joel Thompson

Joel Thompson is a retired Australian professional rugby league footballer who played for second-row forward for St Helens in the Betfred Super League, and for the Canberra Raiders, St George Illawarra Dragons and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.

Background
Thompson was born in Ivanhoe, New South Wales, Australia and is of Indigenous Australian descent.

Thompson played his junior rugby league for the Forbes Magpies and attended Red Bend Catholic College before being signed by the Canberra Raiders. He represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2006 and played for the Junior Kangaroos in 2007.