Bronson Garlick (born 19 December 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Born | 19 December 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 6 July 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Sean Garlick | |||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editGarlick is the son of former South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters forward Sean Garlick. He played his junior rugby league for the South Eastern Seagulls[1] and was educated at Marcellin College Randwick.[2]
Playing career
editEarly career
editGarlick was overlooked for the South Sydney Rabbitohs junior representative teams,[2] before finally playing four matches for South Sydney during the 2014 NRL Under-20s season.[3] He would transfer to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for the 2015 NRL Under-20s season, scoring two tries in 16 appearances for the Bulldogs.[1]
He would play for the Bulldogs in their 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW 18–12 grand final win against the Newtown Jets, playing 26 minutes off the bench in the match.[4] The following week, he would also feature in the Bulldogs comfortable 42–18 win over the Redcliffe Dolphins in the 2018 NRL State Championship grand final.[5][6]
Garlick would transfer from the Bulldogs back to South Sydney for the 2020 season, but only played one game during the COVID-19 affected year.[2]
In 2021, Garlick played for the Newtown Jets and was appointed club captain for the Jets in the 2021 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup competition.[7] After a number of strong performances scoring 11 tries in just 12 appearances,[3] he was signed by Melbourne to a development contract ahead of the 2022 season.[8][9][2]
In 2022, Garlick was allocated by Melbourne to play with the Brisbane Tigers in the Queensland Cup competition.[10]
Melbourne Storm
editUpgraded to the Storm's top-30 roster for the 2023 NRL season, Garlick made his NRL debut for Melbourne against the Parramatta Eels in round 1 of the season,[11] coming off the bench in a 16-12 win at Commbank Stadium.[12][13] He had his jersey (cap 227) presented to him by his father and former South Sydney Rabbitohs player Sean Garlick.[14] [15] Garlick played 22 games for Melbourne in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished third on the table. Garlick in Melbourne's preliminary final defeat against Penrith.[16] On 29 September 2024, Garlick played for North Sydney in their NSW Cup Grand Final loss against Newtown.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b "18th Man - Bronson Garlick". 18thman.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d O'Loughlin, Liam (21 February 2022). "NRL Rookie Spotlight: Bronson Garlick's persistence pays off with Melbourne Storm deal". The Sporting News. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b Phelps, James; Sutherland, Robert; Ritchie, Dean; Prendergast, Darren; Carayannis, Michael (5 August 2021). "NRL transfer window: Bronson Garlick opens up on shock Storm call". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales: Nationwide News Pty Ltd.
- ^ "Jets v Bulldogs - Grand Final, 2018". nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Bulldogs v Dolphins - State Championship Final, 2018". NRL.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Middleton, David. 2018 Official Rugby League Annual. Sydney: NewsLifeMedia. p. 124.
- ^ Campton, Nick; Wilson, Smith (13 July 2021). "NSW Cup team of the year 2021: The park footballers putting NRL stars to shame". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales.
- ^ Carayannis, Michael (7 August 2021). "Garlick's rise to be rookie as 25-year-old". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 78.
- ^ Smart, Nick. "Bellyaches & pains must be overcome". Herald-Sun. Melbourne, Victoria: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 75.
- ^ Tabet, Melissa (4 February 2022). "2022 Storm Feeder Allocations". thetigers.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Bronson Garlick becomes player 227". melbournestorm.com.au. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ McKirdy, Lachlan (4 March 2023). "Garlick Bred For This Moment". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 102.
- ^ McKirdy, Lachlan (4 March 2023). "Tears and falcon for mature age rookie". The Weekend Australian. Canberra, Australia: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 43.
- ^ McKirdy, Lachlan (3 March 2023). "Tears and timely falcon: Melbourne Storm utility Bronson Garlick's remarkable NRL debut at age 27". Code Sports. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Bronson Garlick debut jersey presentation". melbournestorm.com.au. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "NRL 2023: Melbourne Storm season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "Newtown wins Premiership number nine". www.nswrl.com.au.
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