Bronson Garlick
Personal information
Born (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023– Melbourne Storm 22 1 0 0 4
Source: RLP
As of 22 September 2023

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).

Early life

Garlick 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

Early career

Garlick 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

Upgraded 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "18th Man - Bronson Garlick". 18thman.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ "Jets v Bulldogs - Grand Final, 2018". nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bulldogs v Dolphins - State Championship Final, 2018". NRL.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Middleton, David. 2018 Official Rugby League Annual. Sydney: NewsLifeMedia. p. 124.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Smart, Nick. "Bellyaches & pains must be overcome". Herald-Sun. Melbourne, Victoria: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 75.
  10. ↑ Tabet, Melissa (4 February 2022). "2022 Storm Feeder Allocations". thetigers.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Bronson Garlick becomes player 227". melbournestorm.com.au. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  12. ↑ McKirdy, Lachlan (4 March 2023). "Garlick Bred For This Moment". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 102.
  13. ↑ McKirdy, Lachlan (4 March 2023). "Tears and falcon for mature age rookie". The Weekend Australian. Canberra, Australia: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 43.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "Bronson Garlick debut jersey presentation". melbournestorm.com.au. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "NRL 2023: Melbourne Storm season review". www.sportingnews.com.
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