Thompson made his first-grade debut playing for
Canberra Raiders against the
Broncos in round 21 of the
2001 season. In 2005 he, along with
Josh Miller, won the Raiders'
Player of the Year award, becoming the first joint-winners in the club's history. Thompson was told he would not be offered another contract when his current one expired at the end of the 2010 season. This caused Thompson to publicly attack the Raiders for not offering him a further deal, to which he felt he was entitled due to playing for the club for so long. This was due to Canberra having signed
Brett White, a more experienced representative player who played in the same position as Thompson at a higher level for similar amounts of money. Thompson then went on to play with
Melbourne Storm after signing with them for the 2011 season. Thompson made 7 appearances for the club and his last game in first grade was a 40–8 loss against the
Sydney Roosters. ==References==