Jesse Bromwich

Jesse Bromwich

Personal information
Born	(1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 34) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2010–22 Melbourne Storm 295 32 0 0 128 2023– Dolphins 27 1 0 0 4 Total 322 33 0 0 132 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–23 New Zealand 34 3 0 0 12 2015 NRL All Stars 1 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Māori All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 19 April 2024

Jesse Bromwich (born 3 May 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays and captains as a prop for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL) and New Zealand at international level.

In 2021 and 2022, Bromwich co-captained the Melbourne Storm. He also played in their victorious 2012, 2017 and 2020 grand finals, and the 2010 and 2013 World Club Challenges. Furthermore, Bromwich has played for the New Zealand Māori and NRL All Stars teams.

Early life

Bromwich was born in Auckland, New Zealand and is of Māori descent. He is the older brother of Kenny Bromwich who also plays for the Dolphins. ^[2]

He played junior rugby league for the Manurewa Marlins. ^[3] All of his junior career was spent in Auckland, being an Auckland Sea lions NJC under 18s grand finalist and Auckland Rugby League under 18s grand finalist in 2006, playing for Auckland Metro under 18s in 2007 and Auckland Māori in both 2007 and 2008. ^[4] In 2007 he played representative football for the New Zealand Māori under 18's side. ^[4] He moved with his family to Australia in his late teens and played for the New South Wales country club Orange Hawks in 2008. ^[3] His good form in the 2008 season was acknowledged when he became a New South Wales Country Rugby League Group 10 under 23's representative player. ^[4]

Jesse Bromwich representing New Zealand in 2016

NRL career

Melbourne Storm (2009-2022)

Bromwich signed with Melbourne in 2009. ^[5] In his first season with the club he was voted Toyota Cup NYC under 20s prop forward of the year ^[4] and was named in the NYC team of the year after Melbourne won the competition. ^{[6] [7]} Bromwich played in the Storm's under-20s 24-22 grand final win over the West Tigers. ^[8]

In 2009 he played in the New South Wales Cup with Melbourne's feeder club, the Central Coast Storm, making his debut against the Bankstown Bulls in round 10. ^{[4] [9]}

Bromwich was named in the Melbourne squad for the round 26 clash of the 2009 NRL season clash against the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland, ^[5] however he was named 18th man and did not play. ^[10]

Bromwich made his first-team debut against the Harlequins RL at the Twickenham Stoop in the World City Challenge in 2010. ^[11] He made his full first-grade debut a week later against the Leeds Rhinos in the 2010 World Club Challenge. ^[12] The Melbourne club won the trophy with an 18–10 win over the Super League champions at Elland Road, Leeds. ^[13]

He made his NRL debut against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in round 1 of the 2010 NRL season. ^{[14] [15]} He played in seven NRL matches during the season, and 21 matches in 2011, before signing an extension of his contract to play for Melbourne through the 2015 season. ^[16] In 2012, he played in Melbourne's Grand Final victory over Canterbury-Bankstown. He played in Melbourne's 2013 World Club Challenge victory over Leeds, scoring a try.

For the 2013 Anzac Test, Bromwich was selected to play for New Zealand as a prop in their loss against Australia.

After captaining the Kiwis at the 2016 Rugby League Four Nations tournament, Bromwich was named the New Zealand Rugby League's Kiwis player of the year for 2016. ^[17]

Bromwich in 2017

On 7 March 2017, Bromwich re-signed with the Melbourne club for a further three years to keep him at the club until the end of 2020. ^[18]

On 7 May 2017, Bromwich stood down as captain of the Kiwis and was suspended for two games after a cocaine scandal following the Kiwis thrashing to Australia in the final ANZAC test. On 8 May 2017, Bromwich was removed from the Kiwis World Cup squad for drunk and disorderly behaviour after the Anzac test.

He played a part in the successful 2018 World Club Challenge team that played against Leeds at Melbourne. He was also part of the Melbourne team that played in the 2018 NRL Grand Final against the Sydney Roosters which ended in defeat. He played 27 games for Melbourne in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished as runaway Minor Premiers, however the club fell short of another grand final after capitulating against the Sydney Roosters in the preliminary final. ^[19]

He played 19 games for Melbourne in the 2020 NRL season including the club's 2020 NRL Grand Final victory over Penrith. ^[20] Bromwich played a total of 24 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership. He played in two finals matches including the preliminary final where Melbourne suffered a shock 10-6 loss against eventual premiers Penrith. ^[21] On 21 January 2022, Dolphins (NRL) announced via Twitter that Bromwich will be joining them in 2023. ^[22]

Bromwich was restored as Kiwis captain for the 2022 mid-season test match against Tonga at Mt Smart Stadium. ^[23]

Dolphins (2023-present)

Bromwich signed with the Dolphins for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. In February 2023, he was named as the Dolphins inaugural team captain. ^[24] However, he missed the Round 6 match due to a throat infection. ^[25] Otherwise, Bromwich played his 300th NRL game in Round 5. ^[26]

In Round 9, Bromwich scored a try in the Dolphins 30-31 loss to the Canberra Raiders at McDonalds Park, Wagga Wagga. ^[27] Due to a hamstring injury, he was ruled out of the round 10 match. ^[28] Nevertheless, he ended up playing twenty-one games for the Dolphins in 2023.

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  Bromwich and fan
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  Bromwich with fans

Further information: List of Dolphins (NRL) players

Honours

Individual

• Dally M

Prop of the Year: 2016

• Melbourne Storm

NSW Cup Player of the Year: 2010

Rookie of the Year: 2011

Player of the Year: 2014, 2015, 2016

Forward of the Year: 2013, 2017

Life Member: 2018

Co-captain: 2021–2022

• Dolphins (NRL)

Inaugural Captain: 2023

Melbourne Storm

• 2012 NRL Grand Final Premiers
• 2013 World Club Challenge Winners
• 2016 NRL Grand Final Runner-up
• 2017 NRL Grand Final Premiers
• 2018 World Club Challenge Winners
• 2020 NRL Grand Final Premiers

References

1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Jesse Bromwich - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
2. "Kenneath Bromwich". Melbourne Storm. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
3. "BROMWICH BROTHERS BREAKING THROUGH" (PDF). PSP Management. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "JESSE_BROMWICH". PSP Management. 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "STORM DUO IN NYC TEAM OF THE YEAR". rleague.com. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
6. "Bellamy announces squad to face Leeds". Engage Super League. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
7. "JESSE MAKES 2009 TOYOTA CUP TEAM OF THE YEAR" (PDF). PSP Management. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. "Calm before the Storm". Maitland Mercury. 29 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
9. "JAMES MALONEY". flickr. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
10. "NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 0 MELBOURNE STORM 30". rleague.com. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
11. "Muddy Storm thrills the Stoop as champions prove their class". Quins. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
12. "Melbourne Storm defeat Leeds Rhinos 18-10 in World Club Challenge". Fox Sports. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
13. "Leeds 10-18 Melbourne". BBC. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
14. "NRL Line-ups: Round 1". Fox Sports. 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
15. "Cronulla v Melbourne - Round 1 - Saturday 13 March 2010". SMH. 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
16. "Bromwich commits to Storm in new NRL deal". ninemsn . 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
17. "Jesse Bromwich retains Kiwis Player of Year honours". Nzherald.co.nz. 20 January 2017.
18. Gardiner, Gilbert. "Locked in: Storm star's forward thinking". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
19. Howcroft, Jonathan (28 September 2019). "Roosters 14-6 Storm: NRL preliminary final – as it happened". The Guardian.
20. Hytner, Mike (25 October 2020). "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". The Guardian.
21. "Penrith Panthers beat Melbourne Storm 10-6 to reach second straight NRL grand final, will face South Sydney Rabbitohs". ABC News. 25 September 2021.
22. "Bromwich signs with The Dolphins for 2023". www.twitter.com.
23. "Bromwich returns to Kiwis captaincy". Yahoo Sports. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
24. "Bromwich named inaugural Dolphins captain". 3 February 2023.
25. "Final Team: Bromwich out, Nicholls to skipper". 7 April 2023.
26. "Jesse Bromwich to join 300 club". 31 March 2023.
27. "Raiders v Dolphins".
28. "Casualty Ward: Moses sidelined; Bateman hamstrung in warm-up". 7 May 2023.

External links

• Dolphins profile
• Melbourne Storm profile
• Storm profile