Bronson Garlick

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Bronson Garlick
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Personal information
Born (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023– Melbourne Storm 221004
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).

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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]

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References

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  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.
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  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.
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