In 2010 Thorp played as a forward for
Werribee Football Club in the
Victorian Football League (VFL). In a match for Werribee against the
Coburg Tigers, Thorp ran into, and knocked out, former Richmond defender
Graham Polak. In 2011, he returned to play football in Tasmania for the
South Launceston Football Club. Thorp was appointed as
playing coach of
South Launceston for the 2012 season. In 2013, Thorp guided South Launceston to the
Tasmanian Football League premiership. In doing so, he became the youngest player to captain/coach a side in Tasmanian Football to a premiership. In the same season, Thorp won the Tassie Medal as the TSL's best player that year, starring in the state's win over the NEAFL and being the best forward in the competition. Thorp entered the
2013 AFL draft, with a view of resuming his AFL career. Despite reported interest from
Carlton, the
Western Bulldogs,
Fremantle,
Gold Coast and
Brisbane, Thorp was unsuccessful in getting drafted. Thorp was appointed coach of the
Western Storm Football Club in 2013. However, in December 2013, just two weeks after the official launch of the Storm, Thorp resigned from his position and left the Storm, accepting an offer to be a playing assistant coach for
South Australian National Football League club
Glenelg, in a bid to resurrect his AFL career. At the end of the 2014 season, Thorp returned to the TSL to be playing coach of the
Devonport Football Club. Thorp joined
Launceston ahead of the 2018
TSL season. Thorp then became coach of the
Launceston for the 2019 TSL Season. In 2020 he led them to a premiership. ==Statistics==