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 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 19 December 1995|||||||||||||||||||||
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 22 September 2023 |
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]
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]
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]