He made his debut for Collingwood against Hawthorn in round 23 of the 2014 AFL season.[1] 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.[2] Standing at 199cm and 96kg 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.[3][4][5] He represented Western Australia in the interstate match against South Australia in 2021.[6]
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.
